12. Limea pygmaea (R. A. Philippi, 1845) [Figs 7A–C]

Lima pygmaea R. A. Philippi, 1845: 56

Material examined. • 9 spms, Stn. 5; • 1 spm, Stn. 9.

Type locality. Strait of Magellan .

Bathymetric distribution. 0–598 m.

Substrate. Hard bottom, probably attached to stones or macrophytes.

Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: Antarctic Peninsula. SUBANTARCTICA: Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Islands. SCOTIA ARC: South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: Straits of Magellan, Malvinas/Falkland Islands.

Remarks. We found this species at two stations from the intertidal to 15 m. The species is already known from the Maxwell and Admiralty Bays.

References. Arnaud et al. (1986), Dell (1990), Absher & Feijó (1998), Narchi et al. (2002), Engl (2012), Huber (2010), Aldea et al. (2020).