Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén, 1993

Gofas, Serge, 2007, Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts, Journal of Natural History 41 (13 - 16), pp. 779-885 : 831-833

Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén, 1993

( Figures 30–33 )

Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén 1993, p 672 –674.

Type material

Holotype from Seamount 1 sta. DW61, in SMNH (cat. no. 4356); 180 paratypes from the type locality in MNHN (no catalogue numbers) and in SMNH (cat. no. 4357).

Type locality

Figures

Figure 30. Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén, 1993. (A) Specimen from Josephine seamount, DW38 (235– 245 m), actual size 2.20 mm; (B) shell, same locality, actual size 1.56 mm; (C) protoconch of the same shell; (D) microsculpture, same specimen as (A); (E, F) shells from Gorringe seamount, CP20 (305–320 m), actual sizes 2.04 and 2.17 mm; (G, H) shells from Gorringe seamount, DW04 (93–96 m) with the shallow morphotype, actual sizes 2.10 and 2.16 mm; (I) microsculpture, same shell as (G). Scale bars: 100 Mm (C); 50 Mm (D, I).

Figure 31. Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén, 1993. (A) Partial view of the radula of a specimen from Ampère seamount, DE95 (197–210 m); one of the outer marginals to the right is upturned and shows the denticles normally facing downwards; (B) detail of the central teeth showing paired basal denticles and U-shaped projection. Scale bars: 10 Mm.

Figure 32. Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén, 1993. (A) Living specimen from Gorringe seamount, DW21 (460–480 m), actual size 2.04 mm; (B) detail of head and propodium; (C) detail of opercular lobes and metapodium.

Figure 33. Gofasia josephinae Bouchet and Warén, 1993. (A) Living specimen from Ampère seamount, DW95 (197–210 m), actual size 2.06×1.20 mm; (B) detail of head and propodium; (C) detail of opercular lobes and metapodium.