Range: 27.78°N to 26.355°N; 94.99°W to 91.28°W Depth: 546 to 2222 m (live 546 to 2222 m) Maximum Reported Size: 123.6 mm
Details
Bathymodiolus childressiGustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998, p. 84-90, 70, figs. 11 bottom left, 12 bottom left, 13 bottom left, 16A-F, 17-20 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Johnson Sea-Link-I dive 3129, Bush Hill hydrocarbon seep, about 210 km SSW of Grand Isle, Louisiana, 27°46.9'N, 91°30.4'W, 546 m Range: 27.78°N to 26.355°N; 94.99°W to 91.28°W Depth: 546 to 2222 m (live 546 to 2222 m) Maximum Reported Size: 123.6 mm Distribution: Gulf of Mexico References: Gustafson et al. (1998) DdLlNSEWM
Partial List of References
Gustafson, R. G., R. D. Turner, R. A. Lutz and R. C. Vrijenhoek. 1998. A new genus and five new species of mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from deep-sea sulfide/hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico Malacologia 40 63-112.
