Data for the publication by Mouchi et al "A step towards measuring connectivity in the dee

Vincent Mouchi and CNRS provide elemental abundance data for 600 individual larval shells of the hydrothermal-vent limpet Shinkailepas tollmanni. The data was collected via fsLA-ICP-MS-MS from 14 sites in the Southwest Pacific Ocean during the CHUBACARC scientific cruise. Columns include sample IDs, elemental abundances, and location identifiers for region, area, and hydrothermal site.

Use Cases

• Classify larval shell provenance based on elemental abundance signatures.
• Analyze spatial connectivity between hydrothermal vent sites using geochemical tracers.
• Model larval dispersal patterns in the deep sea using location-tagged elemental data.

Strengths

• Contains 600 individual larval shell samples, providing a substantial sample size.
• Data covers 14 distinct hydrothermal vent sites across the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
• Elemental abundances were measured using fsLA-ICP-MS-MS, a precise analytical technique.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Collection Method

Elemental data collected by fsLA-ICP-MS-MS on larval shells.

Geography

14 hydrothermal vent sites in the Southwest Pacific Ocean