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.

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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%

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.