Recent Brachiopoda from the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia, with description of four new species Author Bitner, Maria Aleksandra text Zootaxa 2009 2235 1 39 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.190398 5781f612-65d4-4817-8aa7-5091a042a326 1175-5326 190398 Cryptopora norfolkensis sp. nov. ( Fig. 4 ; for a full systematic description see below) The micromorphic brachiopod Cryptopora norfolkensis was found on five seamounts ( Tables 1 , 2), with a depth range of 200 to 980 m ( Fig. 14 ). The genus Cryptopora has a worldwide distribution ( Logan 2007 ) but this is the first record from the Norfolk Ridge. D’Hondt (1987) reported C. boettgeri Helmcke, 1940 from the New Caledonian slope but he had limited material and did not investigate internal structures, making it difficult to assess the reliability of his species assignment. The material collected during the Norfolk 1 and 2 cruises comprises more than 290 specimens , all found in loose sediment.