Deep-sea Cirripedia Thoracica (Crustacea) from the northeastern Atlantic collected by French expeditions Author Young, Paulo S. Museu Nacional / UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940 - 040 Rio de Janeiro RJ (Brazil) psyoung @ acd. ufrj. br. psyoung@acd.ufrj.br text Zoosystema 2001 23 4 705 756 journal article 6379 10.5281/zenodo.4689055 5aec84f2-b3a3-4f16-bb46-efec4dddcb9e 1638-9387 4689055 3B853248-623C-4344-BDD8-444040704ED2 Smilium acutum ( Hoek, 1883 ) Scalpellum acutum Hoek, 1883: 80 , pl. 3, fig. 19; pl. 8, fig. 12. Smilium acutum – Newman & Ross 1971: 38 , pl. 5F (with synonymy). — Zevina 1981: 82 , fig. 54 (with synonymy). MATERIALEXAMINED. — SEAMOUNT 2, stn DW 180, 30°04.09’N , 28°45.09’W , 1575 m to 30°03.90’N , 28°44.74’W , 1610 m , 9 specimens , tl (cl) 1.8 (1.4) to 10.4 (7.4) mm ( MNHN Ci 2850, MNRJ 13899). — Stn DW 222, 32°20.81’N , 28°15.66’W , 1150 m to 32°21.02’N , 28°15.72’W , 1150 m , 1 specimen , tl (cl) 1.5 (1.1) mm ( MNHN Ci 2851). — Stn DW 249, 33°12.41’N , 29°14.83’W , 1700 m to 33°12.36’N , 29°15.19’W , 1800 m , 3 specimens , tl (cl) 6.9 (5.1) to 10.9 (7.4) mm ( MNHN Ci 2852, MNRJ 13900). — Stn DW 261, 34°22.37’N , 30°27.79’W , 1340 m to 34°22.52’N , 30°27.99’W , 1190 m , 1 specimen , tl (cl) 10.9 (8.0) mm ( MNHN Ci 2853). — Stn DW 276, 34°02.06’N , 28°18.96’W , 1520 m to 34°01.85’N , 28°19.15’W , 1460 m , 2 specimens , tl (cl) 13.5 (9.2) to 13.6 (9.7) mm ( MNHN Ci 2854, MNRJ 13901). — Stn DW 278, 33°57.77’N , 28°22.40’W , 890 m to 33°57.47’N , 28°22.48’W , 925 m , 1 specimen , tl (cl) 11.7 (8.3) mm ( MNHN Ci 2855). 40° 20° 0° 40° 20° 0° 20° REMARKS Smilium acutum purportedly has a worldwide distribution occurring between 61 and 2480 m . It is commonly collected in the northeastern Atlantic ( Hoek 1883 ; Calman 1918a ; Gruvel 1920 ; Foster & Buckeridge 1995 ; Young 1998b ).