. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. RESEARCH NOTES 37. Fig. 1. Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz 1905). Specimen mm long (SIO M559). A) Dorsal view. B) Close-up of central and lateral areas of anterior valves. 1098-732 m, R/V Mulberry, Sta. 45, 15 February 1950; 1 specimen, in alcohol, ca. 15 mm long [CASIZ Color Slides series nos. 727-728]. Description.—The specimens (Fig. 1) conform well to Nierstrasz' (1905) de- scription of Lepidopleurus rissoi, and the lectotype (Ferreira 1979). Uniformly white to light cream in color, they vary in length from 7 to 15 mm. A specimen (
. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. RESEARCH NOTES 37. Fig. 1. Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz 1905). Specimen mm long (SIO M559). A) Dorsal view. B) Close-up of central and lateral areas of anterior valves. 1098-732 m, R/V Mulberry, Sta. 45, 15 February 1950; 1 specimen, in alcohol, ca. 15 mm long [CASIZ Color Slides series nos. 727-728]. Description.—The specimens (Fig. 1) conform well to Nierstrasz' (1905) de- scription of Lepidopleurus rissoi, and the lectotype (Ferreira 1979). Uniformly white to light cream in color, they vary in length from 7 to 15 mm. A specimen (SIO M1392), x x mm, was disarticulated for close study. The gir- dle, mm wide at the level of valve iv, is covered with spiculoid scales (Figs. 2A-a, and 2B), 60 x 10 /xm, sharply pointed, and deeply striated. The underside. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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