Range: 24.08°N to 19.03°S; 77.37°W to 9.63°W Depth: 589 to 1500 m (live 589 to 1500 m) Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Synonymy
Mitra cryptodon P. Fischer, 1882 Latiromitra specialis Locard, 1897 Teramachia chaunax F. M. Bayer, 1971 Benthovoluta chaunax (F. M. Bayer, 1971) Cyomesus chaunax (F. M. Bayer, 1971)
Details
Mitra cryptodon P. Fischer, 1882, [Basis of the current name] Range: 23.9°N to 19.03°S; 77.22°W to 9.63°W Depth: 1200 to 1500 m (live 1575 to 1500 m) Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm Distribution: Bahamas, Brazil: Espirito Santo; Eastern Atlantic: Azores References: Bouchet & Kantor (2000) DdLlNSEWM
Teramachia chaunaxF. M. Bayer, 1971, p. 198-200, figs. 54 right, 55b-c [Synonym] Type Locality: Pillsbury sta. P-904, west of St. Lucia, 13°45.5'N, 61°05.7'W, 201-589 meters Range: 24.08°N to 13.76°N; 77.37°W to 61.1°W Depth: 589 to 1426 m (live 589 to 201 m) Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm Distribution: Bahamas: Tongue of the Ocean; St. Lucia References: Bayer (1971) dLlSE; Quinn (1981a) DNWM; Bouchet & Kantor (2000) s Combining Genera: Benthovoluta Cyomesus
Bayer, F. M. 1971. Biological results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 79. New and unusual mollusks collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury and R/V Gerda in the tropical Western Atlantic Bulletin of Marine Science 21 111-236. [Stated date: -- Mar 1971.]
