New species and records of limpets (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Pacific Costa Rica Margin
Author
Betters, Melissa J.
0000-0002-8975-257X
Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Author
Cortés, Jorge
0000-0001-7004-8649
(CIMAR) Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Author
Cordes, Erik E.
0000-0002-6989-2348
Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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ZooKeys
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2024-10-09
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.1214.128594
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Pyropelta corymba
McLean & Haszprunar, 1987
Fig. 8
New records.
Costa Rica
•
13 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
Mound 12
;
8.93075
,
- 84.31252
;
998 m
;
23 May 2017
; AT 37-13
ALVIN Dive 4908
leg.; Mussel,
4908_MP_12
•
4 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
Mound 12
;
8.930395
,
- 84.3124245
;
995 m
;
1 June 2017
; AT 37-13
ALVIN Dive 4917
leg.; Rock,
EC 5803
•
213 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
Mound 12
;
8.93046775
,
- 84.31244503
;
998 m
;
5 June 2017
; AT 37-13
ALVIN Dive 4922
leg.; Mussel,
EC 5741
•
973 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
Mound 12
;
8.9308
,
- 84.31263
;
997 m
;
24 October 2018
; AT 42-03
ALVIN Dive 4978
leg.; Mussel,
EC 7743
•
425 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
Mound 12
;
8.9307
,
- 84.3128
;
997 m
;
30 October 2018
; AT 42-03
ALVIN Dive 4984
leg.; Mussel,
EC 8314
•
7 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
Mound 12
;
8.9307
,
- 84.3128
;
997 m
;
30 October 2018
; AT 42-03
ALVIN Dive 4984
leg.; Tubeworm,
EC 10475
•
1 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
The Thumb
;
9.05, - 84.4
;
1,072 m
;
10 January 2019
; FK 19-0106
SUBASTIAN Dive 217
leg.; Mussel,
EC 9480
•
1 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
The Thumb
;
9.05, - 84.4
;
1,072 m
;
10 January 2019
; FK 19-0106
SUBASTIAN Dive 217
leg.; Mussel,
EC 9451
•
1 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
The Thumb
;
9.05, - 84.4
;
1,072 m
;
10 January 2019
; FK 19-0106
SUBASTIAN Dive 217
leg.; Mussel,
EC 9468
•
1 specimen
(s);
Costa Rica Margin
,
The Thumb
;
9.05, - 84.4
;
1,072 m
;
10 January 2019
; FK 19-0106
SUBASTIAN Dive 217
leg.; Mussel,
EC 9434
.
Remarks.
Specimens of
Pyropelta corymba
are herein confirmed from the hydrocarbon seep sites “
Jaco Scar
” (
9.12, - 84.84
), “
Mound 12
” (
8.93, - 84.31
), and “
The Thumb
” (
9.05, - 84.39
) from the Pacific
Costa Rica
Margin
. This species was sampled from mussels, tubeworms, rocks, and wood between
995–1,887 m
depth. This extends the known range of this species southward from the Californian coast and Gulf of California.