WoRMS name details
Holotype USNM 60428, geounit Ross Sea [details]
Nontype USNM 61961, geounit South Shetland Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 60429, geounit Ross Sea [details]
Paratype USNM 69401, geounit Pennell Bank [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 143-399 m. [details]
Distribution Southern Ocean, Antarctica: Ross Sea and South Shetland Islands (off Elephant Island). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet eltaninae is for the USNS Eltanin, the former U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) research vessel, with which the samples were collected. [details]
Habitat Not stated. Species occurs at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Ross Sea, Robertson Bay (71º22'S, 170º38'E), 143 m. [details]
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