Table 4 Comparative table of spicular micrometries, distribution and depth for the species of Vulcanella

V. aberrans (Maldonado and Uriz, 1996)

I. 1500–3115/23–70

II. 3500–6000/9–20

Or–Pl^a = r: 565–1125/9–15; c: 150–350/7–15

I: 150–315/3–7

II: 65–140/2–2.5

Mt: 18–25

Sp: 6–21

W Mediterranean/70–120

Vulcanella cf. aberrans sensu Cárdenas and Rapp (2012)

I. Up to 5000/3–6.3–14

II. 1921–2789–3473/21–43.6–70

Or = r: 152–892–1315/23–37.6–62

c: 183–392.9–566 (n = 15)

Di = r: 152–892–1315/23–37.6–62

c: 70–99–129 + 72–135.0–194 (n = 12)

I: 317–397.8–520/5–6–8

II. 181–239.2–245/3–3.2–4

Mt: 14–25.0–39

St^b: 14–25.0–39

Norway/320

III. 67–116.2–166/2

V. acanthoxea (Tanita and Hoshino, 1989)

I. 1550–5000/33–120

II. >5000/5

III. 300–440/10–23 (achantoxeas)

550–990/70–110 (r = 150)

95–190/2–6

Mt: <25

Sp: <20

Japan/300

V. bifacialis (Wilson, 1925)

I. 2500–4500/60–90

II. 1500–12,000/10–20

r: 250–350/50–70

cl: 500–1110/50–80

250/4

Mt: 24

Sp: 16–20

St: 16–40

Pl I: 25

Pl II: 32

Philippines/n.r.

V. cribrifera (Sollas 1888)

I. 3035/67

II. >7500/32

Strongyles: 357/28

Or = r: 1000/40

cl: 250/32

286–636/39.5–80

110

Mt: 11.8 (rays)

Sp: 16–20

Cape Verde/186–238

V. cribriporosa (Lebwohl, 1914)

I. 1900–3300/40–67

II. Up to 5000/7–10

Pl = r: 480–760/35–50/

cl: 150–340

Or = r: 180–540/22–55/cl: 210–590/22–55

Chelotrops: r: 250–690/38–85/

cl: cl: 240–690/38–85

100–190/4–6

Mt: 21–38

Sp: 16–20

Japan/n.r.

V. doederleini (Thiele, 1898)

I. 1750–2500/65

II. 4000/15

Present

300–450/65

I. 270/12

II. 70–90

Sp

Japan/n.r.

V. gracilis (Sollas 1888)

I. 3800/100

II. 5600/15

830/64

350/11.5

Mt: 12 (rays)

Sp: 15

Cape Verde/186–238

V. horrida (Schmidt, 1870) sensu Maldonado (2002)

I. >3000/35

II. >5000/142

400–1100/40–100

I: 200–500/8–13

II: 100–180/3–4.5

Sp: 12–18

N Atlantic, Florida and Azores/60–2500

V. netheides (Lebwohl, 1914)

I. 750–3500/18–150

II (tylostyles). 550–2550/35–170

III (strongyles, subtylotes). 2000–2600/100

IV. 4000–7000/12–13

Pl: r: 590–795/30–52; cl: 90–220

Or^c: r: generally 40–140/40–115; cl: 240–840/30–110

60–405/2.5–18

Mt: 19–34

Sp: 14–23

Japan/n.r.

V. orthotriaena (Lévi and Lévi, 1983)

2400–3600/12–80

Or–Di (almost calthrops) = r: 900–1200/45–50; cl: 500–700/40–50

(rare dichotriaenes of the same dimensions)

270–400/5–8

St: 15–20(rays)/45

New Caledonia/360–365

Sp: no measures

V. osculanigera (Dickinson, 1945)

I. 2100/75

II. 800/2

III. 375/10

410/95

Asters: 15

Mexico/13

V. porosa (Lebwohl, 1914)

I. 800–3800/30–125

II. 12,000/16

Or = cl: 300–850

Pl = r: 500–1100/30–50; cl: 90–260/70–75

100–405/3–14

Mt: 11–22

Japan/n.r.

V. theneides (Burton, 1959)

I. 6000–8000/40–56

Or = r = c: 480–800/32–50

St: 22–50

Indic Oc./878

V. tricornis (Wilson, 1904)

I. 2500–5000/85–135

II. up to 25,000

III. 3000–5000/12

1000/700

I: 400–500/8–16

II: 120

Mt: 20

Sp I: 20

Sp II: 24–26

Central Atlantic/99