Range: 33°N to 22.56°S; 88.26°W to 38.83°W Depth: 50 to 1930 m (live 1905 to 1905 m) Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm
Details
Benthonella nisonisDall, 1889a, p. 283 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: USFC sta. 2384 [off Mississippi/Alabama] Range: 33°N to 22.56°S; 88.26°W to 38.83°W Depth: 50 to 1930 m (live 1905 m) Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Bahamas: Little Bahama Bank; Cuba, Brazil: Bahia, Rio de Janeiro References: Dall (1889a) W; Warén (1979) cLlNM{dSE}; Absalao, Caetano & Pimenta (2003) dSE Comments: Warén (1979) rejects the 40 fathom record and figure of Abbott (1974:75, fig. 661).
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,' Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18 1-492, pls. 10-40. [Stated date: 08 Jun 1889.]
