Northeastern Pacific Ocean: Alaska (USA); Vancouver Island (Canada). [details]
Northeastern Pacific Ocean: from Alaska to California. Chukchi Sea. Japan. Caribbean Sea. Gulf of Mexico. ... [details]
The specific epithet gigantea, feminine of the Latin adjective giganteus, meaning 'giant', either refers to the big ... [details]
The specific epithet alternata, feminine of the Latin word alternatus, meaning 'alternated', refers to the presence ... [details]
"The label states that this specimen was taken from the branchial chamber of an 11-pound crab. Station 4276, Alitak ... [details]
Gravel, sponges, and muddy sediment mixed with rocks or volcanic sand. [details]
"The original description of this species [Melinna denticulata Moore, 1906] was inadvertently placed under the name ... [details]
Holotype USNM 17400: 9 mm long, 0.7 mm wide, 80 segments. [details]
Northeastern Pacific, SW Alaska (U.S.A.), Albatross sta. 4228, vicinity of Naha Bay, Behm Canal, 41-134 fathoms, ... [details]
Northeastern Pacific, southwestern Alaska (U.S.A.), Albatross sta. 4228, vicinity of Naha Bay, Behm Canal, 41-134 ... [details]
Type material deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (holotype USNM 5532), and Academy of ... [details]
Type material deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (holotype USNM 5542 and paratype USNM ... [details]