Bathypera splendens Michaelsen, 1904
Bathypera splendens
photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Family:  Pyuridae ()
Max. size:  10 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 5000 m
Distribution:  Antarctic Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: From Antarctica to South America.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 3435. Occurs from 75 to 4636 m (Ref. 1747), from 50 to 4636 m, a eurybathic species. It reaches 10 cm in diameter (Ref. 2588).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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