Branchiostoma longirostrum

Author
Boschung, 1983
Common Names
  • Shellhash Lancelet

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Min Depth
11 meters
Max Depth
40 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Florida Gulf Coast, northern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • burrower
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • infaunal
References

  • Boschung, H. T. Jr. 1983. A new species of lancelet Branchiostoma longirostrum from the western North Atlantic. Northeast Gulf Science 6(2): 91–97.

  • Poss, S. G., and H. T. Boschung. 1996. Lancelets (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae): how many species are valid? Israel Journal of Zoology 42: S13–S66.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Cameron, C. B. 2009. Cephalochordata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1205–1207 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-07-2024.

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