Coronarctus tenellus Renaud-Mornant, 1974

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37. Coronarctus tenellus Renaud-Mornant, 1974

Coronarctus tenellus gen. et sp. nov. ( Renaud-Mornant 1974)

Terra typica: Indian Ocean ( Mozambique Channel, Africa)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 22°01′S, 10°17′E; 3694 m bsl: [FAO47] ca. 350 km E from Namibian coast, S slope of Walvis Ridge, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

Indian Ocean:

• 08°11.2′N, 50°57.4′E / 08°11′N, 50°57′E; 3110 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 115, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

• 07°54.1′N, 50°36.0′E / 07°54′N, 50°36′E; 2600 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 121, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

• 05°05.6′N, 50°31.0′E / 05°06′N, 50°31′E; 4690 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 129, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

• 02°23.5′N, 48°30.7′E / 02°24′N, 48°31′E; 4140 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 134, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

• 02°23.5′N, 48°30.7′E / 02°24′N, 48°31′E; 4130 m bsl: [FAO51] Type Locality: Somalian coast, Station 134, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

• 01°20.5′N, 44°57.4′E / 01°21′N, 44°57′E; 1630 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 143, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

• 00°33.0′N, 45°35.0′E / 00°33′N, 45°35′E; 3390 m bsl: [FAO51] Somalian coast, Station 146, abyssal sediments. Renaud-Mornant (1974, 1975b)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 1, Indian Ocean: 7; total: 8.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO47: 1, FAO51: 7; total: 8.

Remarks: This abyssal species (found at depths below 1600 m) has been reported from a transect in the Indian Ocean and an Atlantic locality off the coast of Namibia. Although only eight localities are involved, C. tenellus is the most frequently reported Coronarctus .