Scalpellum scalpellum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Lepas scalpellum Linnaeus, 1767: 1109 .

Scalpellum scalpellum – Darwin 1852: 222, pl. 5, fig. 15 (with synonymy). — Pilsbry 1907a: 16. — Zevina 1981: 94, fig. 65.

MATERIALEXAMINED. — SEAMOUNT 2, stn CP 121, 28°06.26’N, 15°51.82’W, 200 m to 28°06.76’N, 15°51.06’W, 200 m, 7 specimens, tl (cl) 3.0 (2.1) to 8.0 (5.5) mm (MNHN Ci 2856, MNRJ 13902).

REMARKS

Scalpellum scalpellum is a common species of the northeastern Atlantic occurring in shallow waters of Europe and North Africa (Nilsson-Cantell1978:16).

Subfamily MEROSCALPELLINAE Zevina, 1978