Bathypallenopsis tydemani caraibica (Stock 1975)

Pallenopsis (Bathypallenopsis) tydemani caraibica — Stock, 1975: 1033–1036. fig. 31d.

Type locality— Gerda Stn. 366, 24°12'00"N 81°17'00"W–24°13'00"N 81°08'00"W; 679–709 m

Material examined. Maurit-1107: MU039, 2♀

Remarks. Our specimens agree with the description and figures of a female specimen given by Stock (1975 as Pallenopsis (Bathypallenopsis) tydemani caraibica).

Habitat. Subspecies with a wide bathymetric range, between 558 and 3356m deep. Our specimens were collected at 1215 m.

Geographical distribution. This subspecies is known from the East and West Atlantic Ocean. In the East Atlantic Ocean has been reported from Ireland (Child 1982; Bamber & Thurston 1995), the English Channel (Stock 1984) and south of Morocco (Bamber & Thurston 1993); in the West Atlantic it was collected from Surinam (Stock 1986), Florida and Bahamas [Stock 1975 as Pallenopsis (Bathypallenopsis) tydemani caraibica]. Our specimens have been collected in the south of the Bank of Arguin (Mauritania).