Keywords
Leptochiton antarcticus; new records; Emperor Seamounts;
Pages
pp. 71 -
74

For the first time, the widely spread Antarctic species Leptochiton antarcticus was found at the Emperor Seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean. In spite of a large distance between the Emperor Seamounts and Antarctica, the found specimen have very similar shell, girdle, radula and gill features to the type material. I propose that L. antarcticus spread to the North Pacific from the Antarctic via a deep-water current near the ocean floor, and perhaps it inhabits the slopes of islands and continents from the South Ocean to the Emperor Seamounts.

DOI
10.35885/ruthenica.2019.29(1).3
Первая находка широко распространенного антарктического вида хитонов (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) в северной Пацифике
Сиренко Б.И.;