G. Arthur Cooper. Vema's Brachiopods (Recent). Smithsonian Contributions to
Paleobiology, number 17, 51 pages, 5 figures, 9„plates, 1973.—Brachiopods dredged
on the worldwide exploratory cruises of R/V Vema, of the Lamont-Doherty
Geological Observatory of Columbia University, are important in expanding
knowledge of brachiopod distribution and taxonomy. Thirty-two species are
identified, of which six are new. Twenty-one genera are represented, one of which
is new. The species of five genera and the genera of two lots could not be
determined. The majority of the brachiopods were taken from waters deeper than
100 fathoms. One specimen of Abyssothyris was dredged from the greatest depth
(6179 meters=20,267 feet) from which a brachiopod has been taken.
