Deep-Sea taxon details
original description
Blake, James A. (2022). New species and records of Caulleriella, Chaetocirratulus and Chaetozone (Annelida, Cirratulidae) from continental shelf and slope depths of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5113(1): 1-89., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5113.1.1 page(s): 25-30, figs. 12-14, table 2 [details] Available for editors
Holotype LACM AHF 12722, geounit North Atlantic Lower Bathyal Province [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1102–1328 m. [details]
Distribution NW Atlantic Ocean: near Veatch Canyon, off New England (USA). [details]
Etymology "The epithet, tomaculus, is from the Latin, tomacina, for a kind of sausage, in reference to the sausage-shaped body of this species" (Blake, 2022: 30). [details]
Habitat Continental slope (1102–1328 m). [details]
Type locality Off New England (USA), near Veatch Canyon, NW Atlantic Ocean (39.8116°N, 70.68°W), 1102 m. [details]
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