Amigdoscalpellum vitreum (Hoek 1883)
- Dataset
- An illustrated catalogue of the scalpellid barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Scalpellidae) collected during the HMS “ Challenger ” expedition and deposited in the Natural History Museum, London
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Maxillopoda
- order
- Pedunculata
- family
- Scalpellidae
- genus
- Amigdoscalpellum
- species
- Amigdoscalpellum vitreum
description
Fig. 11
discussion
Remarks. This species belongs to a group of morphologically similar scalpellids that also includes Amigdoscalpellum elegans (Hoek, 1907) and A. costellatum (Withers, 1935). These species have been reported from widely dispersed locations around the world and have acquired numerous synonyms. We were not able to study the appendages of the single “ Challenger ” specimen to compare with other descriptions, but the application of molecular genetic analysis should clarify the relationships between these species.
distribution
Distribution. Pacific, Western; Atlantic, Northeast; Indian Ocean. Known depth range 463 to 6096 m.
materials_examined
Material examined. Holotype NHM UK 2013.1081, Stn 237: Pacific, Northwest (off Tokyo, Japan); 3429 m. Supplementary description. Newman & Ross (1971) as Arcoscalpellum vitreum.
Name
- Homonyms
- Amigdoscalpellum vitreum (Hoek 1883)