Angursa capsula Bussau, 1992

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91. Angursa capsula Bussau, 1992

Angursa capsula sp.n. ( Bussau 1992)

Terra typica : Pacific Ocean ( Peru, South America)

Pacific Ocean:

• 07°01′52′′S, 88°27′68′′W [07°02′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–2 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°03′84′′S, 88°28′15′′W [07°04′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Type Locality: Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–2 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

• 07°06′24′′S, 88°28′05′′W [07°06′S, 88°28′W]; 4140–4170 m bsl: [FAO87] Peru Basin, abyssal, manganese nodule area, 0–2 cm depth, very soft deep-sea sediment. Bussau (1992)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Pacific Ocean: 3; total: 3.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO87: 3; total: 3.

Remarks: This is an abyssal member of the genus Angursa collected from three closely situated localities in an area covered by manganese nodules near the coast of Peru.