Gigantidas horikoshi is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.
| Gigantidas horikoshi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Gigantidas |
| Species: | G. horikoshi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gigantidas horikoshi Hashimoto & Yamane, 2005
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Description
editShell size 160-170 mm.
Distribution
edit694 m. depth: Sumisu Caldera hydrothermal vent field
(31°28.2113'N, 140°4.2833'E), Izu Islands arc, Japan.
References
edit- Science links info Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
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