Dipodarctus borrori Pollock, 1995

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42. Dipodarctus borrori Pollock, 1995

Dipodarctus borrori n. sp. ( Pollock 1995)

Hemitanarctus chimaera n.g., n.sp. (Grimaldi de Zio et al. 1995/1996) Terra typica : Pacific Ocean ( USA, Hawaii Islands)

Ionian Sea:

• 40 ° 22′25′′N, 17 ° 18′18′′E [40°21′N, 17°22′E]; 0 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Taranto Province, Marina Pulsano near Taranto, intertidal, interstitial, coarse sand. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (1995/1996)

• 40 ° 17′45′′N, 17 ° 33′38′′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Taranto Province, Campo Marino near Taranto, intertidal, interstitial, medium sand. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (1995/1996)

• 39 ° 51.26′N, 18°23.55′E; 20 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, Gagliano, coarse sand. Accogli et al. (2011)

• 39°51′20′′N, 18°23′59′′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Lecce Province, Gagliano del Capo. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

Pacific Ocean:

• 22°09′N, 159°18.64′W / 22°09′N, 159°19′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO77] Type Locality: USA, Hawaii State, Hawaii Islands, Kauai Island, Anahola Bay, mid-tidal beach, 30–60 cm deep in sand, medium coarse coral sand. Pollock (1995)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Ionian Sea: 4, Pacific Ocean: 1; total: 5.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO37: 4, FAO77: 1; total: 5.

Remarks: Two taxa, Dipodarctus borrori and Hemitanarctus chimaera , were described at the same time and later synonymised (Grimaldi de Zio et al. 2003), with one from Hawaii and the other from the Ionian Sea. The species is intertidal and interstitial, collected 0–60 cm deep in sand sediment.