A Note on the status of Rhabdopleura From Bermuda

INTRODUCTION G. O. Sars found the first specimens of Rhabdopleura in 1866. The specimens were found by dredging at 220 m at Skraaven in the Lofoten Islands. However, the first Rhabdopleura was described by Allman in 1869 ( a, b, c ) which he called Rhabdopleura normani in honour of A. M. Norman who...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Author: Dilly, P. N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1985
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400019469
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400019469
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Summary:INTRODUCTION G. O. Sars found the first specimens of Rhabdopleura in 1866. The specimens were found by dredging at 220 m at Skraaven in the Lofoten Islands. However, the first Rhabdopleura was described by Allman in 1869 ( a, b, c ) which he called Rhabdopleura normani in honour of A. M. Norman who together with J. G. Jefferys found them while dredging at 165 m off the Shetland Islands in 1868.