WoRMS taxon details
Holotype CMNH SAMA E3672, verbatimGeounit Hine Hina vent area,... [details]
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Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The epithet lauensis is derived from the name of the type locality, the Lau back-arc basin. [details]
Type locality Hine Hina vent area, Southern Valu Fa Ridge, Lau back-arc basin, near Tonga, western Pacific Ocean, 22° 31.9393 S, 176° 43.1038 W (-22.532322°, -176.718397°), 1818 m. [details]
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