Zevinaella, Shalaeva, Kate & Newman, William A., 2016

Shalaeva, Kate & Newman, William A., 2016, Zevinaella — a new barnacle genus (Scalpellomorpha: Arcoscalpellinae) associated with crinoids (Echinodermata) from the Caribbean, Zootaxa 4072 (2), pp. 151-170 : 152

Genus Zevinaella gen. nov.

Type species. Scalpellum rodstromi Boone, 1927 .

Diagnosis. Arcoscalpellinae with 12 capitular plates (L2s absent). Umbones of T, S, C, L1, CLs apical. Associated with Crinoidea (Echinodermata).

Composition. Two species: Zevinaella rodstromi ( Boone, 1927) new combination and Zevinaella volentis sp. nov.

Remarks. The more or less closely related T. pentacrinarum ( Pilsbry, 1907) has not been included in the new genus because its L2s are obviously present, its peduncular plates stand in 6 rather than 8 tiers, and it occurs on Neocrinus rather than Stylometra . However, supplementary descriptions of the holotype and additional material of T. pentacrinarum are given below.

Distribution. Atlantic, Western-Central: Caribbean. Known depth range 60 to 510 m.

Habitat. Crinoid assemblages of outer reef slopes.

Etymology. Zevinaella is named in honor of the late Professor Galina Zevina (1926–2002) of Moscow State University ( Russia), author of more than a hundred papers and books on barnacles as well as an inspirational, warmhearted teacher and friend, whose untimely death in an automobile accident left a void in cirripedology (cf. Kolbasov et al., 2005).