Mollusk and meiofauna communities data collected onboard the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB0517 in the northwestern margin of Cuba from 2017-05-13 to 2017-05-23

Mollusk and meiofauna communities data were collected during an expedition of the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB0517 to the northwestern margin of Cuba from 2017-05-13 to 2017-05-23. Sediment was collected using a multi-corer and three replicates were kept for these communities and preserved in a 10% buffered formalin. Mollusks (dead and alive shells) were sieved through a 0.5 mm sieve and species were identified from the top 10 cm of each core. The presence/absence of 129 mollusks species is presented in this dataset. Meiofauna was sieved through a 0.063 mm sieve and all the alive organisms were identified to their higher taxonomic level. The R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB0517 was led by chief scientist Dr. Steven A. Murawski with the objective of providing a baseline of fauna and sediments.