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The family Pruvotinidae (Mollusca, Solenogastres, Cavibelonia) includes 34 species, six of which are present in hard bottoms off Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula). In this study, three-dimensional (3D) anatomical reconstruction techniques were applied for the study of four species of the family present in Galician waters: Pruvotina artabra, Gephyroherpia impar, Luitfriedia minuta and Unciherpia hirsuta. Histology and 3D rendering in this study were carried out with Avizo 6.3 software and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). New morphological and anatomical data are provided. The 3D reconstruction techniques used, which are based on histological sections, offer a slightly distorted view of the anatomy, but allow a better understanding of the relative situation of the organs. Micro-CT provides less information than histological reconstruction, but offers an excellent 3D anatomical view and allows the specimens to be preserved intact. With the new specimens collected, new data on their distribution and bathymetry are provided.

We present the first DNA taxonomy publication on abyssal Mollusca from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), central Pacific ocean, using material collected as part of the Abyssal Baseline (ABYSSLINE) environmental survey cruise 'AB01' to the UK Seabed Resources Ltd (UKSRL) polymetallic-nodule exploration area 'UK-1' in the eastern CCZ. This is the third paper in a series to provide regional taxonomic data for a region that is undergoing intense deep-sea mineral exploration for high-grade polymetallic nodules. Taxonomic data are presented for 21 species from 42 records identified by a combination of morphological and genetic data, including molecular phylogenetic analyses. These included 3 heterodont bivalves, 5 protobranch bivalves, 4 pteriomorph bivalves, 1 caudofoveate, 1 monoplacophoran, 1 polyplacophoran, 4 scaphopods and 2 solenogastres. Gastropoda were recovered but will be the subject of a future study. Seven taxa matched published morphological descriptions for species with deep Pacific type localities, and our sequences provide the first genetic data for these taxa. One taxon morphologically matched a known cosmopolitan species but with a type locality in a different ocean basin and was assigned the open nomenclature 'cf' as a precautionary approach in taxon assignments to avoid over-estimating species ranges. One taxon is here described as a new species, Ledella knudseni sp. n. For the remaining 12 taxa, we have determined them to be potentially new species, for which we make the raw data, imagery and vouchers available for future taxonomic study. The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is a region undergoing intense exploration for potential deep-sea mineral extraction. We present these data to facilitate future taxonomic and environmental impact study by making both data and voucher materials available through curated and accessible biological collections.

Many species of Solenogastres (Mollusca: Aplacophora) have been described from relatively remote locations or the deep sea. However, knowledge of the diversity of this group of carnivorous molluscs remains incomplete, even in relatively accessible, shallow localities. Here, we describe three new species of interstitial solenogasters from a well-studied site virtually right off the dock of Friday Harbor Laboratories (WA, USA). Two new species of Macellomenia, M. schanderi sp. nov. and M. morseae sp. nov, are described, greatly expanding the biogeographic range of this genus previously only known from the Atlantic. Interestingly, M. schanderi appears to be more similar to the Atlantic M. adenota Salvini-Plawen, 2003a than the co-occurring M. morseae. However, the one specimen of M. morseae we were able to examine by histology was a juvenile, so the adult condition of some characters (mostly dealing with the reproductive system) are unknown. Additionally, a new species of Hypomenia, H. sanjuanensis sp. nov, ...

The family Pruvotinidae (Solenogastres, Cavibelonia) includes thirty species of fifteen genera grouped in five subfamilies. These subfamilies are defined by the combination of the presence or absence of hollow hook-shaped sclerites, the presence or absence of a dorsopharyngeal gland and the type of ventrolateral foregut glandular organs: type A, type C or circumpharyngeal. In this paper, three new species of the family Pruvotinidae are described: Pruvotina artabra n. sp. and Gephyroherpia impar n. sp. from NW Spain, and Pruvotina manifesta n. sp. from Antarctic Peninsula. These new descriptions increase the global knowledge of Solenogastres biodiversity.

The class Solenogastres (sensu Salvini-Plawen, 1967) includes approximately 270 described species, 30% of which can be found off the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Europe. From the Iberian Peninsula, 36 species are known, and six are cited from the Southern Peninsula from Gorringe Bank to Cabo de Gata. The results of a study of a collection of 81 specimens are presented here. Solenogastres were collected from seafloors off the South Iberian Peninsula during three expeditions: DEEPER [Desarrollo de Estudios de Ecosistemas de Profundidad bajo un Enfoque interdisciplinar] 0409, INDEMARES [Inventario y designación en la Red Natura 2000 en áreas marinas del Estado Español]/Chica 0610–0211 and INDEMARES/Alborán 0911. Analysis of the collected solenogaster specimens resulted in the discovery of a new species, which is described here as Alexandromenia avempacensis sp. nov, along with the identification of four already known species: Unciherpia hirsuta, which had not been reported from the South of the Peninsula before and Neomenia carinata, Anamenia gorgonophila and Dorymenia sarsii, whose presence in this area was already known. New anatomical and ecological data regarding these species are also provided. The anatomical reconstruction of the anterior and posterior body ends of Neomenia carinata is presented in addition to a more detailed and extensive description of its copulatory spicules. A broader and more complete description of the sclerites of this species is also provided. The study of the habitus, hard parts and histological sections of Dorymenia sarsii points towards a synonymy between D. sarsii and D. tortilis. Ecological data related to the accompanying fauna and the type of substratum for each species described is also provided., SI

Two specimens of Solenogastres belonging to the family Pruvotinidae recorded from the western Irish Sea are presented. Despite their immature state, they are described due to the poor knowledge of the Solenogastres fauna in that biogeographical area. One specimen can be defined as a new species tentatively classified within the genus Gephyroherpia Salvini-Plawen: G.(?) triangulata sp. nov. The second specimen probably represents a juvenile of Eleutheromenia sp.

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