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Paralacydoniidae

Natural History


The Paralacydoniidae are known only from soft sediments in depths from 25-3000 m but are not often encountered in benthic samples. Nothing is known of the biology or ecology of this family.

Diversity

The family contains a single genus, Paralacydonia and 2 species: P. paradoxa (described from the Mediterranean but now recorded from widespread localities) and P. weberi (from Indonesia).

 

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