Tryphosa crenata (Chevreux & Fage, 1925)

Orchomenella crenata Chevreux & Fage, 1925: 70 (key), 71, figs 60, 61.―Chevreux, 1925: 288.― Reid, 1951: 195. ― Ledoyer, 1977: 384.— Kilgallen et al, 2006: 1390, figs 1–3.

Orchomene crenata . — Karaman, 1973: 138.

Orchomenella nana f. crenata . ― Diviacco & Ruffo, 1989: 525, fig. 359 (in part).

Orchomene crenatus . — Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 508.

Types. Chevreux described an ovigerous female, 2.5 mm, from Villefranche on the Mediterranean coast of France. One specimen on 6 slides, MNHN Am 7586, with the corresponding collection details, is probably the material Chevreux & Fage had before them when they described the species .

Type locality. Villefranche, Mediterranean coast of France, 20 m, mud .

Depth range. 15–150 m (Kilgallen et al. 2006).

Distribution. Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Africa: Off Guinea (Reid 1951); Senegal (Kilgallen et al. 2006); Irish Sea (Kilgallen et al. 2006). Mediterranean Sea: Villefranche (Chevreux & Fage 1925); Banyuls-sur- Mer; Gulf of Naples, (Kilgallen et al. 2006); Kotor, Montenegro (Karaman 1973 as Orchomene nana).