A new deep-sea Solenogastre (Mollusca) from the Antarctic

• Published in: Marine biodiversity Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 25 - 35
• Main Authors: Salvini-Plawen, Luitfried v., Schwabe, Enrico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.03.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cruises; Deep sea; Deep water; Foregut; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Glands; Life Sciences; Midgut; Mollusca; Mollusks; New species; Original Paper; Pericardium; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Spawning; Cavibelonia; New species; Neomeniomorpha; Solenogastres; Biodiversity; Amphimeniidae

One specimen of Mollusca-Solenogastres belonging to the family Amphimeniidae is described, representing a new species for science. The 9-cm-long animal was collected during the Polarstern Cruise (2007–2008) from off Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) at about 2,100 m depth. Alexandromenia heteroglandulata...