New species: A giant limpet species found on wood falls in the US Pacific Remote Islands

The oral surface of the new species Pectinodonta nautilus. Photo credit: Paula Rodriguez Flores (NA153)

A new species of large limpet has been found on wood falls in the US Pacific Remote Islands Monument from collections made on E/V Nautilus cruise NA153. This discovery was highlighted in our NA153 summary article here.

The paper can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13235818.2025.2578245

Congrats Gonzalo, Jennifer, Paula, and Arianna on this new discovery!

The wood fall community where Pectinodonta nautilus was discovered (Auscavitch et al 2024). Inset images show other representative fauna from the site.