Pseudonesimus abyssi Chevreux 1926
- Dataset
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Amphipoda
- family
- Lysianassidae
- genus
- Pseudonesimus
- species
- Pseudonesimus abyssi
biology_ecology
Habitat. Globigerina ooze.
description
(Fig. 5)
description
Depth range. 2706 – 4380 m (Chevreux 1926, J. L. Barnard 1967)
distribution
Distribution. Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Gulf of Gascony (Chevreux 1926). Northeastern Pacific Ocean. Cedros Trench (J. L. Barnard 1967).
materials_examined
Type locality. Gulf of Gascony, 4380 m, Globigerina ooze, Princesse Alice stn 2964.
materials_examined
Types. Chevreux’s description mentions just one specimen, a (?) juvenile male, 6 mm. A specimen registered as MNHN Am 7587, on 7 slides corresponds with the type locality and has “ sp. nov. ” labeled on the slides.
Name
- Synonyms
- Schisturella abyssi (Chevreux 1926)
- Homonyms
- Pseudonesimus abyssi Chevreux 1926