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Aeropsis rostrata
Description Aeropsis rostrata (Wyville Thomson, 1877), Echinoidea, Echinodermata, with parasitic clam Kelliola symmetros (Jeffreys, 1876), Montacutidae, Bivavlvia, Mollusca, from Oliver (2012: fig. 5).
Source : P. Graham Oliver : Taxonomy of some Galeommatoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) associated with deep-sea echinoids: A reassessment of the bivalve genera Axinodon Verrill & Bush, 1898 and Kelliola Dall, 1899 with descriptions of new genera Syssitomya gen. nov. and Ptilomyax gen. nov. European Journal of Taxonomy, 12: 1-24, 2012 ISSN 2118-9773.
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added on 2018-10-171 658 viewsDeep-Sea taxaDigital photo, entire species Aeropsis rostrata (Norman, 1876)checked Kroh, Andreas 2018-10-23
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