Rissoina meteoris, Gofas, 2007

Gofas, Serge, 2007, Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northeast Atlantic seamounts, Journal of Natural History 41 (13 - 16), pp. 779-885 : 868

Rissoina meteoris n. sp.

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Type material

Holotype MNHN 9728 (sh., 8.25× 2.25 mm) and 10 paratypes MNHN 9786 (sh., 7.55×2.45 to 10.00× 2.50 mm) from Seamount 2 sta. DW152; 20 paratypes MNHN 9787 (3 spm., 5.50×7.50 to 7.15×2.00 mm, and 17 sh., 5.20×1.65 to 7.50× 2.35 mm) from Seamount 2 sta. DW136, in MNHN.

Type locality

Figures

Figure 57. Rissoina meteoris n. sp. (A) Holotype (sh.) from Meteor seamount, DW152 (470 m), actual size 8.25 mm; (B) protoconch of a paratype, same locality; (C) microsculpture of teleoconch whorl; (D, E) operculum of another paratype from Meteor seamount, DW136 (305 m), actual size 1.1 mm; (F) partial view of the radula (laterals and marginals missing on the right), showing faint cusps developed on the upper part of outer marginals, same specimen as (D). Scale bars: 100 Mm (B); 50 Mm (C); 10 Mm (F).

Figure 58. Rissoina meteoris n. sp., paratype (living specimen) from Meteor seamount, DW136 (305 m), actual size of complete shell 7.15 mm.