Vemana compressa Barnard, 1964

Vemana compressa Barnard, 1964: 39, fig. 30. (type species)

Diagnosis. Lateral cephalic lobe broadly rounded, about as long as rostrum; antenna 1 peduncle article 2 lacking distoventral tooth; coxa 1 subrectangular, length greater than depth, anteroventral angle lacking tooth, anterior margin concave; coxa 4 lacking posterodistal lobe; gnathopod 1 propodus one-third longer than carpus; gnathopod 2 palm oblique; pereopod 7, basis with posterior margin convex; epimeron 3 produced posteriorly, posterodistal corner rounded; telson cleft less than 50%, lobes tapering, convex laterally.

Locality. Caribbean Sea, 10°11’ N 78°30’ W, Station V-15-14, 9 November 1958, 1826 m.

Abundance. Known only from the 5.1 mm male holotype, AMNH No. 12342 .