Gigantidas horikoshii
| Gigantidas horikoshii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Gigantidas |
| Species: | G. horikoshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gigantidas horikoshii Hashimoto & Yamane, 2005 | |
Gigantidas horikoshii is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.[1]
Description
Shells typically 160-170 mm in length, 60 mm in height, and 57 mm wide.[2]
Distribution
The type series was collected at a depth of 435-762 m from hydrothermal vents surrounding Kaikata Seamount, near the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.[2] It has also been recorded from the Sumisu Caldera hydrothermal vent field at a depth of 694 m (31°28.2113'N, 140°4.2833'E) in the Izu Islands arc. Mellado et al. (2022) reported a juvenile specimen from waters to the east of Taiwan.[3]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gigantidas horikoshii J. Hashimoto & Yamane, 2005". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- 1 2 Hashimoto J. & Yamane T. 2005. A new species of Gigantidas (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from a vent site on the Kaikata Seamount Southwest of the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Southern Japan. Venus, 64(1-2): 1-10
- ↑ Mellado, Claudio; Zambrano, Nicolás; Aliaga, Juan Antonio; Ballesteros, Luis; Araya, Juan Francisco (November 2022). "On the presence of the deep-water mytilid Gigantidas horikoshii (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in Taiwanese waters". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 102 (7): 531–534. doi:10.1017/S0025315422000893. ISSN 0025-3154.
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