Basiliola lucida (Gould, 1862)

Bitner, Maria Aleksandra, 2009, Recent Brachiopoda from the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia, with description of four new species, Zootaxa 2235, pp. 1-39 : 7

Basiliola lucida (Gould, 1862)

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This species was found on three seamounts and also on the southern slope of New Caledonia ( Tables 1, 2) at depths of 276–550 m ( Fig. 14 ). It is reported here the first time from the Norfolk Ridge, although it was already noted from New Caledonia ( Laurin 1997). Basiliola lucida was originally described from off Japan ( Hatai 1940; Cooper 1959). Recently it was also found in the Fiji region (Bitner 2008).

Figures

FIGURE 14. Depth ranges of particular brachiopod species collected during the Norfolk 1 and Norfolk 2 cruises to the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia.

FIGURE 3. A – C, Basiliola lucida (Gould, 1862), dorsal, lateral and anterior views of complete specimen, MNHN BRA- 3126, Norfolk Ridge, Norfolk 2 Stn DW 2126, 398 – 550 m. D, E, Basiliola beecheri (Dall, 1895), dorsal and anterior views of complete specimen, MNHN BRA- 3127, Norfolk Ridge, Norfolk 2 Stn DW 2069, 795 – 852 m. F – I, Basiliolella grayi (Woodward, 1855), Norfolk Ridge, Norfolk 2 Stn DW 2116, 242 m; F, G, dorsal and anterior views of complete specimen, MNHN BRA- 3128; H, I, SEM micrographs of posterior part of dorsal valve interior and oblique view, MNHN BRA- 3129.