Stolus pseudoalbescens Thandar, 2005

Stolus pseudoalbescens Thandar, 2005: 161, fig. 1, 3A & C, 6A & B.

Type

SAM A­ 24194.

Type locality

Durban, off Mngeni River Mouth (29° 49.8’ S, 31° 12.2’ E).

Previous records

Off KwaZulu­Natal, South Africa (see Thandar 2005).

Additional records

SAM — A27892, Natal, S.E. of Umzimbazi River, 30 8.2’ S, 30 56.5’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. XX 102, 8.vii. 1986, 65 m., fine sand, 1 spec.; SAM — A27893, Natal off Durban, 29 50.2’ S, 31 12.3’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. XX 113, 9.vii. 1986, 95 m., fine, slightly muddy sand, 1 spec.; SAM — A27894, Natal off Durban, 29 49.2’ S, 31 14.3’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. XX 117, 9.vii.1986, 104­ 110 m., muddy sand and broken shells, 1 spec.; SAM — A27895, 32 14.8’ S 29 00.8’ E, R. V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. SM 239, 25.vi. 1979, 90 m., 1 spec.; SAM — A27896, Ballito, 29 34.4’ S, 31 17.9’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. XX 130, 7.vi. 1988, 60 m., 2 spec.; SAM — A27897, Gobey’ s Point, 27 26.0’ S, 32 44.5’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. ZG 2, 3.vi.1987, 55­ 100 m., 1 spec; SAM — A27898, off Cooper Lighthouse, Durban, Natal 29 56.2’ S, 31 10.2’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. XX 118, 9.vii. 1986, 88 m., firm grey muddy sand, 1 spec.; SAM ­ A 23720, off Durban, Natal, 29 50.0’ S, 31 14.2’ E, R.V. ‘Meiring Naude’, St. XX 115, 9.vii. 1986, 130 m., 1 spec.

Distribution

Only known from the east coast of South Africa, 55– 130 m.

Habitat

Mud, stones, coarse sand, muddy sand and shell debris.