“ Leucosyrinx ” caecilia Thiele, 1925

Fig. 34A

Leucosyrinx caecilia Thiele, 1925: 202 (236), pl. 24 (36) fig. 23.

Leucosyrinx caecilia – Powell 1969: 337 (23-401), pl. 257 fig. 2.

Type material

Holotype TANZANIA • Dar-es-Salaam: 6°34′ S, 39°35′ E; depth 404 m; ZMB Mol 109385.

Remarks

The single known specimen is the juvenile holotype, with SL of 7.5 mm. The anal sinus is typical of Leucosyrinx, but the shoulder is accentuated by two distinct and broad spiral cords that appear wavy on poorly pronounced axial folds. This type of sculpture is not found in other species of the genus, but it is unclear whether these features are characteristics of the juvenile shell or of the species as a whole. We tentatively retain the species within Leucosyrinx, though with some reservations.

Distribution

Type locality.