3. Nuculana inaequisculpta (E. Lamy, 1906) [Figs 4A–D]
Yoldia inaequisculpta E. Lamy, 1906: 125, fig. 3
Material examined. • 3 spms, Stn. 3; • 1 spm, Stn. 14.
Type locality. South Orkney Islands.
Bathymetric distribution. 30–304 m.
Substrate. Soft bottom.
Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: Palmer Archipelago. SUBANTARCTICA: -. SCOTIA ARC: South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: -.
Remarks. While the spiral sculpture is much more pronounced in young specimens than in adults, the posteroventral decurvation is not developed in young individuals (Fig. 4D). We found this species in depths between 70 and 100 m. The species is already known from the Maxwell and Admiralty Bays.
References. Arnaud et al. (1986), Rauschert (1991), Absher & Feijó (1998), Villarroel & Stuardo (1998), Narchi et al. (2002), Engl (2012), Steger et al. (2023).