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Spinaxinus sentosus Oliver & Holmes, 2006

Bivalvia : Thyasiroidea : Thyasiridae
[Oliver, P. G. & Holmes, A. M. 2006b]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Francois Vieljeux
Accession No.: NMW.Z.2002.108.00001
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1sh
Locality: Cargo hold of the sunken ship “Francois Vieljeux”, approx. 30 miles west of Vigo, Spain, N.E. Atlantic, 1160m, 42°7.95’N 9°26.95’W, Francois Vieljeux
Collecting Details: Francois Vieljeux, 1992, Eve Southward

References


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Citation
Reference available
Oliver, P. G. & Holmes, A. M. 2006b. New species of Thyasiridae (Bivalvia) from chemosynthetic communities in the Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Conchology. 39(2): 175-183; figs 1-32. [179-182; figs 17-19] Cited
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Original Description
Type Designation
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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Cargo hold of the sunken ship “Francois Vieljeux”, approx. 30 miles west of Vigo, Spain, 42°7.95’N 9°26.95’W; 1160m
Point Locality: Cargo hold of the sunken ship “Francois Vieljeux”, approx. 30 miles west of Vigo,
Country: Spain
Station:
Grid ref./Coordinates: 42°7.95’N 9°26.95’W
Region:
Sea Region: N.E. Atlantic.
Altitude:
Depth: 1160m
Expedition: Francois Vieljeux
Ex. Collection:
Collecting date: 1992
Collected by: Eve Southward

Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
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Family
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Veneroida Thyasiroidea Thyasiridae

Remarks

EXHIBITION: To be displayed in the I Spy...Nature exhibition running July 2014 - April/July 2015. AHW

Record last modified - 27/06/2018