Placostylus (Maoristylus) ambagiosus paraspiritus Powell, 1951 Figs 8B, 8ii

Placostylus (Maoristylus) ambagiosus paraspiritus Powell 1951: 137, pl. 28 fig. 7.

Type locality.

[New Zealand, North Island] "one mile south of Cape Maria van Diemen".

Label.

"Headland, 1 mile S. of Cape Maria van / Diemen.".

Dimensions.

"Height 72.25 mm. Diameter 32.0 mm."; figured specimen H 82.2, D 39.2, W 5.8.

Type material.

RBINS/MT1969, one paratype, ex L. Germain (Dautzenberg coll.).

Remarks.

The specimen is labelled “paratypes”, despite the fact that it is only one specimen.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Placostylus ambagiosus (Suter, 1906).