Range: 27.83°N to 27.78°N; 92.17°W to 91.51°W Depth: 546 to 701 m (live 546 to 548 m) Maximum Reported Size: 53.5 mm
Details
Tamu fisheriGustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998, p. 91, 94-97, 70, figs. 11 bottom right, 12 bottom right, 13 bottom right, 21 A-F, 22-23 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Johnson Sea-Link-I dive 3108, Bush Hill hydrocarbon seep, about 210 km SSW of Grand Isle, Louisiana, 27°46.91'N, 91°30.36'W, 548 m Range: 27.83°N to 27.78°N; 92.17°W to 91.51°W Depth: 546 to 701 m (live 546 to 548 m) Maximum Reported Size: 53.5 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.