Atlas of Atlantic Ostracods
Taxon details
Bathyconchoecia paulula Deevey, 1968
- Order:
- MYODOCOPA
- Suborder:
- Halocypridina
- Family:
- Halocyprididae
- Subfamily:
- Euconchoecinae
- Size range (females):
- n.d.
- Size range (males):
- 0.9-1.0 mm
- Depth:
- abyssopelagic
Notes
This is another of the six species originally described by Deevey (1968) when she first described the genus. The original specimens were found in the intestines of the benthic fishes Dicromitra agassizii and Nezumia hildebrandti caught at depths of 1000m in the Gulf of Mexico. Since then it has been sampled in nets deployed from submersibles on three occasions, close to the sea bed at a depth of ~700m (Poulsen, 1972), and close to vents at the Menz Gwen and Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent sites (Desbruyieres et al. 2001). Ellis reported it in benthopelagic tows collected at much greater depths (5415-5430m) over the Madeiran Abyssal Plain, and unpublished records are from Discovery benthopelagic samples collected at a depth close to 4000m. The record published by Kornicker (1991) of a specimen collected during an Alvin dive in the Eastern Pacific is to be renamed as new species (Chavtur, personal communication).
| All | n | Mean mm | s.d. | Range mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | ||||
| Male | ||||
| A-1 | ||||
| A-2 | ||||
| A-3 |
