BRACHIOPODA

Novocrania Lee & Brunton, 2001

Photo 1: Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776) from a cave in 6 m depth from Cyrus, Cape Greco (Cyprus) with two other brachiopod species : Argyrotheca cuneata and Megathiris detruncata. © Peter Wirtz

Photo 3: Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776) from the upper slope (180 m) in Corsica (France), with two specimens of Mergerlia truncata. © Christian Emig

Photo 4: Novocrania anomala from the upper slope (250 m) in Corsica (France). © Christian Emig

Photo 5: Dorsal valve exterior (left) and interior (right) of Novocrania sp. © B. L. Cohen

Plate 1 - Photos A-E: Set of branches of the stony coral Dendrophyllia cornigera with many brachiopods, i.e., Novocrania anomala, Megerlia truncata (and occurrence of the form formerly called Pantellaria/Megerlia monstruosa). On photo 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). © Christian Emig - And more...