Vertebroscalpellum brevecarinatum (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
- Vertebroscalpellum
- species
- Vertebroscalpellum brevecarinatum
description
Fig. 35
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Only Hoek’s (1883) diagnosis is available, which includes descriptions of the appendages.
discussion
Remarks. This species was separated by Newman & Ross (1998) from Arcoscalpellum into a new subgenus Vertebroscalpellum. They also tentatively considered the specimens described by Zevina (1964, 1981 a) to be a different species and, therefore, the only known description of V. brevecarinatum is the original description by Hoek (1883).
distribution
Distribution. Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern. Known depth range 2514 to 4540 m. Habitat. On gorgonian corals.
materials_examined
Material examined. Four syntypes NHM UK 2013.1129 - 1132. Shells only are left of two syntypes after the appendages were removed by Hoek for study. Stn 146 (1 specimen): Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern (Northeast of Prince Edward Island); 2514 m. Stn 147 (3 specimens): Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern (west of Crozet Islands); 2925 m. All the specimens are in one jar.