Lepas anserifera Linnaeus, 1767

Lepas anserifera Linnaeus, 1767: 1109 . — Darwin 1852: 81, pl. 1, fig. 4 (with synonymy). — Pilsbry 1907a: 80, pl. 8, figs 1-3.

MATERIALEXAMINED. — SEAMOUNT 2, stn DW 229, 32°02.04’N, 28°24.39’W, 1715 m to 32°02.01’N, 28°24.12’W, 1715 m, 1 disarticulated plate (MNHN Ci 2845).

REMARKS

Lepas anserifera is a species commonly found attached to floating objects at the sea surface (Pilsbry 1907a; Weisbord 1979). The capitular plate collected from a depth of 1715 m clearly is derived from a dead individual and L. anserifera probably does not live at this depth.