Mollusca | Bivalvia | Mytilida |
Mytilidae | Bathymodiolus | billschneideri |
Genus | Species |
BI-2008/9-106, NSF OCE-0826254, AT15-44
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HOLOTYPE
M12074 (formalin voucher; originally designated as specimen 2 of 6) and M12078 (6 ethanol subsamples) were collected together and initially identified as mussel sp. 4; sequencing indicates B. billschneideri for all. Field notes: Jaco Deep, 1800 m. Live photos: not recorded.
AD4513
Jaco Scar
9.1167° N
84.8351° W
1744.0 - 1818.0 m
March 7, 2009
HOV Alvin
R/V Atlantis
Henry Carson | Rita Vargas
Marina McCowin | Greg Rouse
formalin 8%
EtOH 50%
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Overall dive coordinates and maximum depth from WHOI dive log: 09-07.004N, 084-50.104W (9.11673, -84.83506); 1817 m. Cruise log does not indicate exact coordinates of individual events.