Sarsinebalia typhlops (G.O. Sars, 1870)

Sarsinebalia typhlops (G.O. Sars, 1870) View in CoL

Material examined. None.

British and Irish Distribution. Rockall Trough, 1990– 2900 m ( Mauchline and Gage, 1983), west of Ireland (Tattersall, 1905) ( Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ).

Distribution beyond the study area. Widespread; Red Sea, Lofoten Is. ( Norway), Messina, Bay of Naples ( Italy), North America from Davis Strait to New Jersey, Australia (Walker-Smith and Poore, 2001). Records should be examined as it is possible that some may refer to undescribed species.

Remarks. Previous British and Irish records of S. typhlops require confirmation in light of the present study where only S. urgorrii was recorded amongst abundant material from shallow waters (much of which was originally identified as S. typhlops following Mauchline, 1984). It is likely that S. typhlops is restricted to deeper waters in the area ( Mauchline and Gage, 1983).