Figure 3.Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893. A Lateral view of syntypic specimen (MCZ-4662) B Lateral view of female (CL 40.6 mm) (EMU-10436). Circles indicate area where a hepatic spine is observed in some species of the genus.
Figure 4.Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893. Anterior view of petasma (A–E) of males of different carapace length (A–D EMU-10498; E EMU-6004-A) and thelycum (F) of a mature female (EMU-10441). A CL 29.9 mm; B CL 22.3 mm; C CL 17.5 mm; D CL 16.4 mm; E CL 11.2 mm; F CL 36.6 mm.
Figure 5.Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893. Petasma of a fully mature male (CL 35.7 mm) (EMU-8147) A Posterior view B Same, detail of ventral margin C Anterior view D Same, detail of ventral margin.
Figure 6.Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893. A Dorsal view of one of the syntypes used by Faxon (1893) (from Faxon 1895) B Fresh specimen female, CL 30 mm, lateral view (EMU-8904).
Figure 1.Localities in the Mexican Pacific where Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893 has been collected, including the TALUD project sampling stations and the localities corresponding to the type material collected during the “Albatross” cruises and used by Faxon (1893).