Proceroecia vitjazi Rudjakov, 1962
This is an abyssopelagic species originally described from the North Pacific as a Conchoecia species.
Habitat
- Found in the North Atlantic whenever sampling has been conducted at depths >3000m.
- Fifteen of the records are from a single set of samples when repeated tows were made at depths around 3500m in the vicinity of 42°N 21°50’W.
- Like most abyssopelagic species it is a very fragile and seldom taken in good condition. Atlantic specimens may not be identical with those from the Pacific.
- Its known latitudinal range in the North Atlantic is 20°-50°N. Chavtur (1978) also reported it from 79°-87°N in samples collected during the Russian Ice Island Programme, but without giving precise postions.
Created: December 27, 2010
