Gadilida sp. (NHM_132)

Wiklund, Helena, Taylor, John D., Dahlgren, Thomas G., Todt, Christiane, Ikebe, Chiho, Rabone, Muriel & Glover, Adrian G., 2017, Abyssal fauna of the UK- 1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca, ZooKeys 707, pp. 1-46 : 25-26

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13042

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6A0BCD99-2749-450C-874B-440D0C0A232C

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4658DA5A-6A89-6660-79DE-ADF8631FB91D

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scientific name

Gadilida sp. (NHM_132)
status

 

Gadilida sp. (NHM_132) View in CoL

Material examined.

NHM_132 NHMUK 20170077, collected 2013-10-11, 13.75833 -116.69852, 4080 m. http://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a1906d9-9ed1-4f6e-a0cf-2d53e2289a01

Description.

Shell slender, smooth, fairly transparent, increasing in diameter to a maximum about 2.5 mm from the anterior aperture, then decreasing towards the mouth. NHM_132 voucher specimen length 16.6 mm, max width 3 mm (Fig. 23D).

Genetic data.

GenBank NHM_132 16S-MF157456, 18S-MF157472.

Remarks.

Forms a unique monophyletic clade distinct from other AB01 specimens. No genetic matches on GenBank. Phylogenetic tree (Fig. 24) supports place ment in order Gadilida . Genetic and image data made available for future study when better specimens available.

Ecology.

Specimen collected from an epibenthic sledge tow across region of sediment and polymetallic nodules.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Scaphopoda

Order

Gadilida