Liralucina vaubani, Glover & Taylor, 2007
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5392295 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5468563 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087F4-FFEA-6A09-13EF-FA7FFB17D428 |
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treatment provided by |
Marcus |
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scientific name |
Liralucina vaubani |
| status |
sp. nov. |
Liralucina vaubani View in CoL n. sp.
( Figs 26D View FIG ; 29 View FIG )
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: 1 sh, L 3.2 mm, H 3.1 mm, T 1.5 mm ( MNHN).
Paratypes: from type locality, 3 sh and 1 v ( BMNH 20050575 ). —Figured paratypes: from type locality, 2 v, L 2.5 mm, H 2.2 mm ; L 2.6 mm, H 2.3 mm ( MNHN).
TYPE LOCALITY. — New Caledonia, MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW 149, 19°08’S, 163°23’E, 155 m.
ETYMOLOGY. — After NO Vauban, name of the ship that collected the material.
DISTRIBUTION. — Known only from New Caledonia.
DESCRIPTION
Shell small, white, H to 3.1 mm, L to 3.2 mm, subcircular (H/L 0.97), inflated. Umbones prominent. Sculpture of 22-24 radial ribs. Ribs rounded in profile, occasionally dividing, crossed by regularly spaced, fine commarginal lamellae, ribs are less prominent to posterior. Juvenile shell to c. 500 µm with commarginal lamellae only. Protoconch large (160 µm), rounded, PI 90 µm, smooth, PII with fine growth increments. Lunule long, wide and slightly asymmetric,right part larger.Ligament short, slightly inset. Hinge: LV with two cardinal teeth and large anterior lateral and posterior lateral teeth and sockets. RV with one cardinal tooth and prominent anterior and posterior lateral teeth. Anterior adductor scar short, rounded, slightly detached from pallial line; posterior scar oval. Pallial line continuous. Inner shell margin coarsely crenulate.
REMARKS
See comparison with L. sperabilis n. comb. above.
| MNHN |
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
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