New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei field) in the central Indian ocean

Okutani, T.; Hashimoto, J.; Sasaki, T.

New gastropod taxa from a hydrothermal vent (Kairei field) in the central Indian ocean

2004

Okutani, T. (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Kanagawa) | Hashimoto, J. | Sasaki, T.

From among gastropod specimens collected from the hydrothermal vent site at Kairei Field near the Rodriguez Triple Junction in the Central Indian Ocean, by the ROV Kaiko and the crewed submersible Shinkai 6500, three new species are described: Bruceiella wareni, Desbruyeresia marisindica, and Iphinopsis boucheti. The occurrence of an Alviniconcha species very similar to A. hessleri, is also reported.

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