Iphiculus spongiosus Adams & White, 1848

Iphiculus spongiosus White, 1847: 51; Adams & White 1848: 57, pl. 13, fig. 5; Miers 1884: 253; Estampador 1937: 513, 1959: 64; Serène 1954: 209, figs. 10, 11, pl. 9, 1–4; Serène & Vadon 1981: 124; Chen 1989: 233, figs. 4 c–f, pl. IV 5. Iphiculus spongiosus — Tan 1996: 1022.

Material examined. Off Aurora Province, eastern Luzon, Philippines: 1 Ƥ (CL 11.9 mm) (ZRC 2009.0254), stn. CP 2720, 14º26.63’N 121º46.68’E, 301 m, 29 May 2007; 1 Ƥ (CL 11.1 mm) (NMCR), stn. CP 2761, 15º53.21’N 121º53.51’E, 79 m, 4 June 2007; 1 3 (CL 9.5 mm) (ZRC 2009.0255), stn. CP 2764, 15º49.82’N 121º36.08’E, 45 m, 4 June 2007.

Distribution. Red Sea, Bay of Bengal, Japan, China, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Arafura Sea (Chen 1989).