Amphiura grandisquama Lyman, 1869

Rodrigues, Clara F., Paterson, Gordon L. J., Cabrinovic, Andrew & Cunha, Marina R., 2011, Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida) from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic), Zootaxa 2754, pp. 1-26 : 14

Amphiura grandisquama Lyman, 1869

Material examined. Vernadsky Ridge, TTR15, stn AT574, 1 ind. ( DBUA 001067.01); Pen Duick Escarpment, TTR16, stn AT600, 4 inds. ( DBUA 001068.01).

Ecology and distribution. In the Eastern Atlantic A. grandisquama has been recorded from Iceland south to the Azores and Cape Verde Islands at depths of 861–1635 m ( Paterson 1985). In the Gulf of Cadiz it was collected from carbonate chimneys and crusts at shallower depths (508–610 m) ( Fig. 7 A).

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FIGURE 7. Distribution of Amphiuridae species in the Gulf of Cadiz. A: Amphiura grandisquama (full circles) and Amphiura chiajei (asterisks); B: Amphiura filiformis; C: Amphiura sp. A; D: Amphipholis squamata; E: Amphioplus hexabrachiatus; F: Amphilepis ingolfiana.