Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.2001, Blaðsíða 114

118
BRACHIOPODA IN THE FAROEISLANDS AREA
valves, fragments of bivalves and gastropods, and
pebbles.
Atlantic distribution: The Canary Islands; Spain;
France; west of Ireland; west of Scotland; the
Faroes; Iceland; west of Sweden; Norway; Spits-
bergen (Wesenberg-Lund, 1941; Curry and Endo,
1991).
Atlantic depth range: 15-1478 m (Brunton and Curry,
1979); most common above 600 m (Wesenberg-
Lund, 1941).
Terebratulina septentrionalis (Couthouy, 1838)
Synonyms: Terebratula septentrionalis Couthouy
(1838); Terebratula septentrionalis Sowerby
(1846); Terebratulina septentrionalis Daviđson
(1886); Terebratulina septentrionalis Wesenberg-
Lund, (1940).
Descriptions: Wesenberg-Lund, (1941: 8-9, fig. 3);
Brunton and Curry (1979: 40-41, fig. 18).
Previous published records: ”Ingolf’\ Stn 3, 63°35'N,
10°24'W, 512 m (Wesenberg-Lund, 1941).
"Michael Sars”: Stn 64, 61°10'N, 5°46'W, 300 m
(Wesenberg-Lund, 1941). Expedition unknown,
”Guldborgsund”?: East of Akraleiti, Suderø, 282 m
(Wesenberg-Lund, 1940).
BIOFAR station: Not recorded by BIOFAR.
Atlantic distribution: Norway (north of Hordaland);
west of Greenland; east of Canada and U.S.A.
(Curry and Endo, 1991; Thomsen and Brattegard,
1997).
Atlantic depth range; 0-1238 m (Brunton and Curry,
1979).
Suborder TEREB R ATELLIDIN A
Farnily PLATIDIIDAE
Genus Platiclia Costa, 1852
Platidia anomioides (Scacchi & Phiiippi, 1844)
(Fig. 4)
Synonyms: Orthis anomioides Scacchi and Philippi
(1844); Morrisia anomioides Davidson (1852);
Platydia anomíoides Jeffreys (1878); Platydia
anomioides Davidson (1887).
Recent description: Brunton and Curry (1979: 48-49,
fig. 24).
Previous published records: None, but Wesenberg-
Lund, (1940) suggested that the species perhaps
could be found at the Faroe Islands as it has been
taken by «Porcupine» north of Shetland.
BIOFAR stations: 302, 492, 497, 498, 516, 524.
Area: Southwest of Faroe Islands (Lousy bank, Bill
Bailey Bank, Faroe Bank, Wyville-Thomson
Ridge).
Depth range: 398-916 m.
Fig. 4. Platidia anomioides