24. Thracia meridionalis E. A. Smith, 1885 [Figs 11A–B]

Thracia meridionalis E. A. Smith, 1885: 68, pl. 6, figs 4–4b

Material examined. • 85 spms, Stn. 3; • 6 spms, Stn. 6; • 11 spms, Stn. 7; • 16 spms, Stn. 8; • 9 spms, Stn. 11; • 35 spms, Stn. 13; • 1 spm, Stn. 14.

Type locality. Kerguelen Islands .

Bathymetric distribution. 4–836 m.

Substrate. Soft bottom.

Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: Circum-Antarctic. SUBANTARCTICA: Prince Edward Islands, Kerguelen Islands. SCOTIA ARC: South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: Strait of Magellan, Malvinas/Falkland Islands.

Remarks. The species was frequently found in depths between 35 and 100 m. The species is already known from the Maxwell and Admiralty Bays.

References. Thiele (1912), Egorova (1982), Arnaud et al. (1986), Dell (1990), Rauschert (1991), Linse (1997), Troncoso et al. (2001), Aldea & Troncoso (2008, 2010a), Engl (2012), Huber (2015).