WoRMS taxon details
Spiomenia spiculata Arnofsky, 2000
180845 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:180845)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Arnofsky P. (2000). <i>Spiomenia spiculata</i>, gen. et sp. nov (Aplacophora: Neomeniomorpha) collected from the deep waters of the West European Basin. <i>The Veliger 43(2)</i>: 110-119, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42460810
page(s): 113, figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 113, figs. 1-3 [details]
Holotype MNHN, geounit West European Basin
, Note off Ireland, bathyal (55°7.7'N, 12°52.5'W,...
Holotype MNHN, geounit West European Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality off Ireland, bathyal (55°7.7'N, 12°52.5'W, 2897 m) [details]
Depth range 2040-4307 m.
Distribution W European Basin (Atlantic)
Depth range 2040-4307 m. [details]
Distribution W European Basin (Atlantic)
Distribution W European Basin (Atlantic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Spiomenia spiculata Arnofsky, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180845 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Arnofsky P. (2000). <i>Spiomenia spiculata</i>, gen. et sp. nov (Aplacophora: Neomeniomorpha) collected from the deep waters of the West European Basin. <i>The Veliger 43(2)</i>: 110-119, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42460810
page(s): 113, figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 113, figs. 1-3 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Ivanov D.L., Scheltema A.H. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Aplacophora. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 8–12 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source García-Álvarez, O. & Salvini-Plawen, L. v. (2007). Species and diagnosis of the families and genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca). <em>Iberus.</em> 25(2): 73-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42380572 [details]
additional source Cobo, M. C.; Kocot, K. M. (2020). Micromenia amphiatlantica sp. nov.: First solenogaster (Mollusca, Aplacophora) with an amphi-Atlantic distribution and insight into abyssal solenogaster diversity. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 157: 103189., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103189 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source García-Álvarez, O. & Salvini-Plawen, L. v. (2007). Species and diagnosis of the families and genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca). <em>Iberus.</em> 25(2): 73-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42380572 [details]
additional source Cobo, M. C.; Kocot, K. M. (2020). Micromenia amphiatlantica sp. nov.: First solenogaster (Mollusca, Aplacophora) with an amphi-Atlantic distribution and insight into abyssal solenogaster diversity. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 157: 103189., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103189 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN, geounit West European Basin [details]
