20 October 2023

Aora gracilis

cf. Aora gracilis  (Spence Bate, 1857)

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo dead female specimen A, L: 8 mm, 22-8-2023.

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo dead female specimen A, 22-8-2023.


With thanks to Marco Faasse for the identification.

* Collected with the VLIZ research vessel RV Simon Stevin, beam trawl track 1, coordinates: start 51° 30.360’ N – 2° 39.047’ E - stop 51° 31.539’ N – 2° 39.384’ E