Prochaetodermatidae sp. (NHM_344)

Wiklund, Helena, Taylor, John D., Dahlgren, Thomas G., Todt, Christiane, Ikebe, Chiho, Rabone, Muriel & Glover, Adrian G., 2017, Abyssal fauna of the UK- 1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca, ZooKeys 707, pp. 1-46 : 19-20

Prochaetodermatidae sp. (NHM_344)

Material examined.

NHM_344 NHMUK 20170071.1-2, collected 2013-10-17, 13.75583 -116.48667, 4076 m. http://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e68608f9-4b83-4eb9-89f2-0de4f89c21b0

Description.

Voucher NHM_344 (Fig. 18) partially broken aplacophoran mollusc, maximum width 0.8 mm, length of fragment ~2.5 mm. Posterior body end lacking. Anterior body intact, with indistinct neck region. Trunk partly damaged. Trunk sclerites are scales with a slender tip confluent with the broad blade without a distinct shoulder region. Tip with keel, triangular in cross section. Blade without sculpture. Data and material, including a permanent preparation of sclerites (1 slide), made available for future study.

Genetic data.

GenBank NHM_344 16S-MF157462.

Remarks.

The specimen has the typical body shape and sclerite type of Prochaetodermatidae .

Ecology.

Found in polymetallic nodule province. Burrows in soft sediment.