Integrative taxonomy of a new cocculinid limpet dominating the Aurora Vent Field in the central Arctic ocean

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Chong Chen, Ana Hilário, Clara F. Rodrigues, Eva Ramirez-Llodra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2022
• Subjects: Cocculina; cocculinidae; Gastropoda; mollusca; gakkel ridge; Science; Q; Antarctic; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Gakkel Ridge; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220885; https://doaj.org/article/b889756e1c024b77ba429fd28c511966

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents host lush chemosynthetic communities, dominated by endemic fauna that cannot live in other ecosystems. Despite over 500 active vents found worldwide, the Arctic has remained a little-studied piece of vent biogeography. Though located as early as 2001, the faunal communiti...