The carnivorous bivalve species Myonera aleutiana was found at depths between 5,170 and 5,280 meters, about 800 meters deeper than any previously known specimen of its genus.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the primary taxonomic description (Biodiversity Data Journal/Zenodo record) and independently corroborated by Senckenberg press release and multiple secondary science outlets citing the same depth figures and prior record. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=bronze indep_score=0.525 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on Original species description paper (Ocean Species Discoveries 13–27, Biodiversity Data Journal) (upstreams: Machado & Sigwart 2025, Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e160349, Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance press release) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Scientists discover 14 strange new species hidden in the deep sea | ScienceDaily (seed:animals_and_wildlife)
- https://zenodo.org/records/17361938 (corroboration)
- https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/10/16/ocean-species-discovered-researchers-team-up-to-describe-14-new-marine-animals/ (corroboration)
- https://a-z-animals.com/articles/rare-carnivorous-bivalve-found-deep-in-the-aleutian-trench/ (corroboration)