Distribution : Castro (2005: 582) - Known only from the Marquesas and Austral islands, French Polynesia. Depth: 1000-1100 m; also collected in a trawl from 636-1200 m.
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Endemic to the region; Austral (Tubuai); Marquesas (Eiao) - Marine; Deep (636-1200 m); ?Soft bottom.
Regional Records: Ethusina huilianae Castro, 2005: 582, fig. 29, 30 - MUSORSTOM 9 campaign, Marquesas, CP 1277, Eiao 1000-1100 m (MNHN B28727), CP1278, Eiao, 1000 m (MNHN B28728); Austral, Tubuai Island, coll. BENTHAUS Expedition, stn CP1966, 636-1200 m, 1 male (MNHN-B 28834). - Remark - same as Ethusina sp. nov. 1 in Poupin HDR (2005: 68).
Depth distribution: 636 - 1200 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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