Leucosyrinx caecilia Thiele 1925
“ Leucosyrinx ” caecilia Thiele, 1925 Fig. 34A Leucosyrinx caecilia Thiele, 1925: 202 (236), pl. 24 (36) fig. 23. Leucosyrinx caecilia – Powell 1969: 337 (23-401), pl. 257 fig. 2. Type material Holotype TANZANIA • Dar-es-Salaam: 6°34′ S, 39°35′ E; depth 404 m; ZMB Mol 109385. Remarks The single known specimen is the juvenile holotype, with SL of 7.5 mm. The anal sinus is typical of Leucosyrinx, but the shoulder is accentuated by two distinct and broad spiral cords that appear wavy on poorly pronounced axial folds. This type of sculpture is not found in other species of the genus, but it is unclear whether these features are characteristics of the juvenile shell or of the species as a whole. We tentatively retain the species within Leucosyrinx, though with some reservations. Distribution Type locality.
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- École Pratique des Hautes Études (FR)
- Swedish Museum of Natural History (SE)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (FR)
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16359545
- Primary Topic
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Type
- article
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