Ziminella vrijenhoeki Valdés et al ., 2018

Ziminella vrijenhoeki Valdés et al., 2018 View in CoL

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Ziminella vrijenhoeki Valdés et al., 2018: 415 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs 2D–E, 11–13.

Type material. Holotype SIO-BIC M12137 View Materials , California, Monterey Bay , 36°46’19.2”N 122°04’58.8”W, 1018 m depth, 13.01.2007 GoogleMaps . Paratype SIO-BIC M12135 View Materials , California, Monterey Bay , 36°46’19.6”N 122°04’59.2”W, 595 m depth, 16.11.2009 GoogleMaps .

Type locality. California, Monterey Bay , 36°46’19.2”N 122°04’58.8”W, 1018 m depth GoogleMaps

Detailed descriptions are provided by Valdés et al. [2018] and Ekimova et al. [2021a]. No additional material was available for study.

Distribution. This species is known from the type locality [ Valdés et al., 2018] and was further reported from the Bering Sea, at a depth of 660 m [ Ekimova et al., 2021a].

Remarks. Ekimova et al. [2021a] have mistakenly reported on the presence of seminal receptacle, which is absent in all Ziminella . For now, the range limits of this species cannot be precisely determined as it shares several morphological similarities with Z. japonica and no additional material was available for morphological and molecular analysis. Further studies are needed to confirm the species validity of Z. vrijenhoeki and verify its geographical and bathymetric distribution (see Discussion).