Atlas of Atlantic Ostracods
Taxon details
Bathyconchoecia omega Kornicker and Rudjakov, 2004
- Order:
- MYODOCOPA
- Suborder:
- Halocypridina
- Family:
- Halocyprididae
- Subfamily:
- Euconchoecinae
- Size range (females):
- mm
- Size range (males):
- (3.79) mm
- Depth:
- abyssopelagic
Notes
One record
This is by far the largest and most recently described species of the five 7-spined Bathyconchoecia species. Each of these species has a spine on each of the rostra, a lateral and a dorsal spine on each carapace valve and a single spine at the posterior dorsal corner of the right carapace valve. These seven-spined species have a number of other characteristics that make them distinctive from other species in the genus, notably the saw-edged pars incise on the coax of the mandible, and it is likely that they will be eventually be placed in a separate genus. This species is only known from a unique A-1 male specimen collected in an epibenthic sled at a depth of 4400m at 40° 42.6’N, 40° 13.8’W on 30 August 1972; it was probably taken on the seabed. Unlike the other species the lateral and dorsal spines point are directly almost posteriorly. caini is rather similar but has only three spines – lacking the lateral and dorsal spines on the carapace valves.
| All | n | Mean mm | s.d. | Range mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | ||||
| Male | ||||
| A-1 | 1 | 3.79 (2.92) | ||
| A-2 | ||||
| A-3 |
