Fultodromia spinifera (Montgomery, 1931)

Cryptodromia tumida spinifera Montgomery, 1931:413, pl. 29, figs 3, 3a, 3b;

Fultodromia spinifera — McLay, 1993: 162; — Davie, 2002: 165; — Poore, 2004: 306.

Type material. Holotype: NHM 8461, female 14.0 × 14.0 mm, Broome, Western Australia.

Other material examined. WAM C13510, New Year Island, dredged, 55 m, coll. W. Goode November 1962: male 10.8 × 12.1 mm ; WAM C13513, Montebello Islands, SW Hermite Island, dredged, 8 m, FRV Soela, 12-12- 1979: female 12.0 × 12.4 mm, with ascidian cap .

Remarks. Fultodromia spinifera was originally described by Montgomery (1931) from a female collected at Broome by the 1913 Percy Sladen Trust Expedition, as Cryptodromia tumida var. spinifera Montgomery, 1931, and elevated to full specific status by McLay (1993).

Distribution. Known only from Western Australia; 8– 55 m.