Raiarctus aureolatus Renaud-Mornant, 1981a

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99. Raiarctus aureolatus Renaud-Mornant, 1981a

Raiarctus aureolatus n. sp. ( Renaud-Mornant 1981a)

Raiarctus areolatus Renaud-Mornant, 1981 (D’Addabbo Gallo et al. 2001)

Terra typica: Indian Ocean ( Republic of Madagascar, Africa)

Adriatic Sea:

• 42°06 ′ N, 15°29′E; 9 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Puglia Region, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, southern area of San Domino Island, in the proximity of Punta Zio Cesare, submarine cave Grotta delle Viole, ca. 10 m from the cave’s entrance, coarse organogenic detritus. D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (2001), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

• 42°06 ′ N, 15°29′E; 7 m bsl: [FAO37] Italy, Puglia Region, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, southern area of San Domino Island, in the proximity of Punta Zio Cesare, submarine cave Grotta delle Viole, ca. 20 m from the cave’s entrance, coarse organogenic detritus. D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (2001), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)

Atlantic Ocean:

• 61°17′42′′N, 08°32′18′′W; 104–260 m bsl: [FAO27] Faroe Islands, Faroe Bank, shell gravel, coarse shell gravel, carbonate fine sand, carbonate sand, or fine shell sand. Hansen et al. (2001)

• 48°01′N, 05°44′W; 130 m bsl: [FAO27] France, Brittany Region, continental shelf, near Brest, organogenic shelly sand. Renaud-Mornant (1981a)

• 27°30.9′N, 80°12.1′W / 27°31′N, 80°12′W; 15 m bsl: [FAO31] USA, Florida State, St. Lucie County, 5 mi [8 km] E of Fort Pierce, shell hash. Kristensen & Neuhaus (1999)

• 4°20′S to 4°50′S, 36°00′W to 37°15′W [04°35′S, 36°38′W]; 20 and 100 m bsl: [FAO41] Brazil, continental shelf off Ceará State and Rio Grande Do Norte State, quartz sand and terrigenous mud. da Rocha et al. (2013)

Indian Ocean:

• 23°23′S, 43°38′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO51] Type Locality: Republic of Madagascar, Toliara Province, near Toliara, Mozambique Channel, great reef, coarse coral sand with detritus (ca. 3 mm). Renaud-Mornant (1981a)