Range: 26.05°N to 26.02°N; 84.93°W to 84.9°W Depth: 3243 to 3314 m (live 3270 to 3314 m) Maximum Reported Size: 164 mm
Details
Bathymodiolus heckerae Turner, Gustafson, Lutz & Vrijenhoek in Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998, p. 68-78, figs. 6A-F, 7-10, 11 middle left, 12 middle left, 13 middle [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Alvin dive 1343, along the base of the West Florida Escarpment, eastern Gulf of Mexico, 26°03'N, 84°54'W, 3270 m Range: 26.05°N to 26.02°N; 84.93°W to 84.9°W Depth: 3243 to 3314 m (live 3270 to 3314 m) Maximum Reported Size: 164 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.
