New records of Recent brachiopods (Terebratulida) from the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Five species of Recent brachiopods (Terebratulida), i.e.Xenobrochus parvus(Cooper,1977),Chlidonophora incerta(Davidson,1878),Eucalathis ergasticaFischer & OE hlert, 1890,Nanacalathis atlanticaZezina1991, andLeptothyrella incerta(Davidson,1880) have been identified in the material collected during the 39th cruise of the RVProfessor Logachevin the Russian Exploration Area in the central part of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge in February-March 2018. OnlyChlidonophora incertais numerous, the remaining species are very rare. This is the first confirmed occurrence of the genusXenobrochusfrom the Atlantic Ocean. The distribution of the studied fauna and its comparison with adjacent regions are also discussed.