Pasiphaea merriami Schmitt 1931

Pasiphaea merriami Schmitt, 1931 Pasiphaea merriami Schmitt, 1931: 391 – 392; Blanco Rambla et al. 1994: 38, Fig. 6b; Tavares & Cardoso 2006: 28, Figs. 1–2; Judkins 2014: fig. 4. Material examined. 1 female, 40 miles off NO Los Testigos Archipelago, 11°38’00”N 63°40’00”W, Fritjof Nansen R / V st 1093, 315– 316 m depth, 24.ix.1988, (MMM-Crus-249); 3 females, 1 male, 22 miles off NE Los Testigos Archipelago, 11°39’00”N 62°52’48”W, Fridtjof Nansen R /F st 457, 520–640 m depth, 30.v.1988, (MMM-Crus-438). Geographic & bathymetric distribution. Western Atlantic: from S Florida (USA) through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to Suriname and Brazil (Tavares & Cardoso 2006; Felder et al. 2009; Poupin & Corbari 2016); 412–3206 m depth (Felder et al. 2009) Remarks. Previous records for Venezuela: Venezuela Basin; off Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón state; Los Testigos Archipelago; La Tortuga, La Orchila and Margarita Island (Blanco Rambla et al. 1994; Judkins 2014); 646– 878 m.