Alvinocaris williamsi, SHANK & MARTIN, 2003

Martin, Joel W. & Haney, Todd A., 2005, Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (4), pp. 445-522 : 463

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00178.x
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scientific name	Alvinocaris williamsi
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ALVINOCARIS WILLIAMSI SHANK & MARTIN, 2003 View in CoL

Type locality: North Atlantic Ocean , MAR, Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent field; 37°50.5′N, 31°31.3′W; 850 m. GoogleMaps

Known range: limited to the type locality.

Material: type locality; Alvin dive 3117; 850 m; 7 July 1997; 30 × 30 cm square black net operated with the manipulator arm; USNM 1009651 About USNM [holotype, female (ovigerous, specimen ID: BN 70 )], USNM 1009652 About USNM [paratypes, 2 females (specimen ID: BN 68 and BN 51 ), abdomen torn from body], USNM 1009653 About USNM (nontypes, 11 females; not named) ( Shank & Martin, 2003) .

– Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent field, 37°51.60′N, 33°31.35′W; SALDANHA, Nautile dive 1274; 865 m; 15 July 1998; SMAC tray; MNHN-Na (non-type, 1 female) GoogleMaps .

– Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent field, 37°50.46′N, 31°31.35′W; DIVA 1 , dive 14; 845 m; 22 May 1994; MNHN-Na (non-types, 1 female, 1 male) GoogleMaps .

– Menez Gwen, 37°50.54′N, 31°31.30′W; DIVA 2 , dive 12; 866 m; 14 June 1994; slurp gun; MNHN-Na (non-type, 1 juvenile). –same site, dive 13; 19 June 1994; MNHN-Na (non-type, 1 male). –same site, dive 16; 22 June 1994; MNHN-Na [non-types, 3 females (1 ovigerous)]. –same site, dive 26; 2 July 1994; MNHN- Na (non-type, 1 male) GoogleMaps .

Remarks: To our knowledge there has been no other mention in the literature following the original description ( Shank & Martin, 2003).