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Type locality: Rio de Janeiro, Campos Basin, Brazil, 23.6543° S, 41.3101° W;...

Note "Type locality: Rio de Janeiro, Campos Basin, Brazil, 23.6543° S, 41.3101° W; depth 693 m" for taxon Asclerocheilus blakei Mendes, Rodrigues & Rizzo, 2024 has been added by Geoffrey Read via...

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Etymology: Asclerocheilus blakei is named for James A. Blake, for his...

Note "Etymology: Asclerocheilus blakei is named for James A. Blake, for his contributions on Scalibregmatidae, especially on the genus Asclerocheilus" for taxon Asclerocheilus blakei Mendes, Rodrigues...

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Type locality: East of Flinders Island, SE Australia, 39°48'6"−50'11" S,...

Note "Type locality: East of Flinders Island, SE Australia, 39°48'6"−50'11" S, 149°5'56"−6'15" E, 1923−1962 m." for taxon Opisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via...

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Etymology: Related to the mythological Pluto and Persephone (the other...

Note "Etymology: Related to the mythological Pluto and Persephone (the other Australian Opisthoteuthis being named after these gods); kerberos is the Greek spelling of the three-headed dog guarding...

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Etymology: From the Latin exsupero, meaning to surpass or exceed, in...

Note "Etymology: From the Latin exsupero, meaning to surpass or exceed, in reference to the far greater number of enlarged suckers on the males compared to other members of Opisthoteuthidae." for taxon...

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Distribution: Widely distributed around southern Australia from NSW to the...

Note "Distribution: Widely distributed around southern Australia from NSW to the southwestern end of Western Australia, 274–595 m depth." for taxon Exsuperoteuthis persephone (S. S. Berry, 1918) has...

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Type locality: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro; Macaé, off Paulista beach, 23°02′S,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro; Macaé, off Paulista beach, 23°02′S, 41°17′W, 78 m." for taxon Goniofusus phoenix Simone & Couto, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is based on the legendary bird phoenix, the...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is based on the legendary bird phoenix, the bird that rises from its own ashes, an allusion of the survival of both samples from the terrible fire at the National...

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Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, continental slope,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, continental slope, 18°59′S, 37°50′W, 295 m." for taxon Dolicholatirus etherius Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin aetherius, meaning...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin aetherius, meaning ethereal, in the sense of delicate, immaterial, in allusion to the elegant sculpture of the shell." for taxon...

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Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, continental slope,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Espírito Santo; off Itaúnas, continental slope, 18°59′S, 37°50′W, 637 m." for taxon Lightbournus rendatus Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is a Latinization of the Portuguese word...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is a Latinization of the Portuguese word “renda”, meaning knitting, crochet and lace, in allusion to the delicate and complex sculpture of the shell." for taxon...

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Type locality: Brazil. São Paulo; Praia Grande, off Boqueirão beach,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. São Paulo; Praia Grande, off Boqueirão beach, 24°02′39″S, 46°27′39″W, 8‑10 m." for taxon Terebra joculosa Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Type locality: Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Extremoz, Genipabu beach,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Rio Grande do Norte; Extremoz, Genipabu beach, 05°41′39″S, 35°12′39″W." for taxon Neoterebra potiguar Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the webinterface...

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Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Brazilian Portuguese word...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Brazilian Portuguese word potiguar, meaning a person that was born in Rio Grande do Norte state, an allusion to the occurrence of the species." for...

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Type locality: Brazil. Bahia; Cairu, Praia de Garapuá (Morro de São Paulo),...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Bahia; Cairu, Praia de Garapuá (Morro de São Paulo), 13°29′32″S, 38°54′21″W, ~10 m." for taxon Trimusculus pifius Simone, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is a Latinization Brazilian Portuguese word...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is a Latinization Brazilian Portuguese word pífio, meaning weak, an allusion to the weakness of the shell and the small size of the species." for taxon Trimusculus...

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Type locality: Off Somerset, Cape York, Torres Strait; depth, 8 to 12...

Note "Type locality: Off Somerset, Cape York, Torres Strait; depth, 8 to 12 fathoms. " for taxon Diplocyathus dichotomus Allman, 1888 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the webinterface on...

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Type locality: Off Havana, Cuba; depth 320 m for taxon Distichopora contorta...

Note "Type locality: Off Havana, Cuba; depth 320 m" for taxon Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the webinterface on 2024-08-12T12:54:01+00:00

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Nomenclature: There is no source Hooper, 2012. This was confirmed by JNA...

Note "Nomenclature: There is no source Hooper, 2012. This was confirmed by JNA Hooper himself." for taxon Raspailia (Raspailia) urizae Hooper, 2012 has been added by Nicole Boury-Esnault via the...

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