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Photography - From a cave in 6 m depth from Cyprus (Cape Greco, Cyprus) with three brachiopod species : Novocrania sp. ?, Argyrotheca cuneata and Megathiris detruncata Copyright Peter Wirtz

Branches of the stony coral Dendrophyllia cornigera with many brachiopods, i.e., Novocrania turbinata?, Megerlia truncata (and occurrence of the form formerly called Pantellaria/Megerlia monstruosa), rare Platidia anomioides. Terebratulina retusa and Megathiris detruncata, a cryptic species - are not pictured here. On fig. C, Megerlia fixed on Novocrania. Sources: st. BM 30: 139-147 m, 42°41.67'N - 8°48.11'E (R/V Catherine-Laurence - N off Bay of Calvi, W Corsica); st. A36: 175-180 m, 42°58'36"N - 5°36'24"E; st. A 91: 195-200 m, 42°59.1'N - 5°33.40'E (R/V Antedon - South of La Ciotat, Blauquières Bank, Provence) - see Emig (2014).