50. Trophon leptocharteres P. G. Oliver & Picken, 1984 [Figs 17A–C]

Trophon leptocharteres P. G. Oliver & Picken, 1984: 109, figs 28, 31a, b

Material examined. • 1 spm, Stn. 14.

Type locality. Borge Bay on Signy Island (South Orkney Islands), 15 to 30 m depth.

Bathymetric distribution. 10–130 m.

Substrate. Hard bottom.

Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: Antarctic Peninsula. SUBANTARCTICA: -. SCOTIA ARC: South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: -.

Remarks. The maximum height is 26.2 mm. During our study we found one single specimen (height 15 mm) in Ardley Cove in a depth of 70 m. This species was already known from the study area from previous Soviet Antarctic expeditions in depths between 10 and 30 m.

References. Oliver & Picken (1984), Aldea & Troncoso (2010b), Engl (2012), Aldea et al. (2016).