Figures of Neoancistrocrania

Photographies

Geographic distribution of the extant Neoancistrocrania

(from Emig, 1997, modified 2014)

Various records:

  • SALOMON 1 Cruise : st. DW1847, 10°25.7'S, 161°50.8'E ; 148-210 m (6.10.2001)

  • LITHIST Cruise **: st. DW11, 24°46.7'S, 168°08.3'W, 254-283 m (11.8.1999)

  • Cruise of R/V Shinyo-Maru : st. 41, 34°51.3'N, 139°40.1'E / 34°51.06'N, 139°40.34'E, 137-172 m (2002) - labelled as Craniscus japonicus (= Novocrania japonica) and identified by B.L. Cohen as Neoancistrocrania cf. norfolki - see Cohen et al. (2014) (4) and Genbank.

  • Other specimens are quoted by B.L. Cohen in Genbank (2014) under Neoancistrocrania sp. - Japan.
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    Chart of the
    French Exclusive Economic Zone
    (New Caledonia)
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        1. Laurin (1992) ; 2. Bitner (2009); 3. Robinson (2014);
        4. Cohen et al. (2014).

    Norkfolk ridge

  • CHALCAL II Cruise, st. DW78 : 23°41'3S, 167°59'6E ; 233 m - type locality (1)
  • BIOCAL Cruise, st. DW64 : 24°47'9S, 168°09'1E ; 250 m - paratypes (1)
  • CP1690 : 24°54'S, 168°22'E ; 514-515 m
  • CP2119 : 23°22.75'S, 168°01.64'E ; 300 m (2)
  • DW1651 : 23°27.35'S, 167°50.4'E ; 276-350 m, 2001 (2, 3)
  • DW1653 : 23°28'S, 167°51'E ; 328-340 m (2)
  • DW1654 : 23°28'S, 167°52'E ; 366-560 m (2)
  • DW1657 : 23°28'S, 167°52'E ; 305-332 m (2)
  • DW1658 : 23°26'S, 167°50'E ; 320-336 m (2)
  • DW1675 : 24°45'S, 168°09'E ; 231-233 m (2)
  • DW1679 : 24°43'S, 168°10'E ; 298-324 m (2)
  • DW1722 : 23°18'S, 168°01'E ; 540 m (2)
  • DW1729 : 23°20'S, 168°16'E ; 340-619 m (2)
  • DW2023 : 23°24.04’S 167°50.72’E ;282-297 m, 2003 (2)

    • Chesterfield Islands:

  • EBISCO Cruise, st. DW2549, 21°07'00S, 158° 38'00E; 330-331 m, on the barrier reef slope of the Bellona atoll (West coast), on old limestone substrat (Bertrand Richier de Forges, in charge of the expedition) (4)
  • EBISCO Cruise, st. DW2569, 20°23'59S, 158°40'00E; 100 m (NW Bellona)(Bertrand Richier de Forges, in charge of the expedition) (4)

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