Anatoma yaroni Herbert, 1986

Muratov, Igor V. & Heyns-Veale, Elodie, 2020, Primary types in the collection of molluscs in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum: Patellogastropoda and Lepetellida, African Invertebrates 61 (2), pp. 49-81 : 49

Anatoma yaroni Herbert, 1986

yaroni Herbert, 1986: 610, 613-617, figs 1, 2 (radula), 4 (paratype), 15,17 (paratype), 16 (holotype) [ Anatoma , off Shixini Point, Transkei (32°31.7'S, 28°52.7'E), 490 m, muddy sand, coral rubble (dredged Meiring Naudé): 4.5 ×n/d× 3.8 mm].

Material examined.

Holotype. South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Shixini point, 32°31.7'S, 28°52.7'E, depth 490 m, station T18, 13 Jul. 1984; dredged MN; muddy sand, coral rubble; T3258; NMSA-MOL 0C6590; Fig. 18 (4.46 ×3.85× 4 mm).

Paratypes. South Africa • same data as holotype; T3259; NMSA-MOL 0C9515.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Qora River, 32°35.4'S, 28°49.2'E, depth 450-460 m, station U15; 14 Jul. 1984; dredged MN; sandy mud; T3260; NMSA-MOL 0C6641.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Whale Rock, 32°02.0'S, 29°21.8'E, depth 430-450 m, station M19; 3 Jul. 1985; dredged MN; fine muddy sand, T3261; NMSA-MOL 0C9514.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Whale Rock, 32°00.9'S, 29°21.8'E, depth 400-420 m, station M7; 20 Jul. 1982; dredged MN; coarse sand, old shell debris, stones; T3262; NMSA-MOL 0C2046.

South Africa • 3; Eastern Cape, off Rame Head, 31°57.3'S, 29°25.5'E, depth 380 m, station K14; 20 Jul. 1982; dredged MN; coarse sand, old shell debris; T3263; NMSA-MOL 0C9512.

South Africa • 3; Eastern Cape, off Stony Point, 32°37.8'S, 28°45.9'E, depth 395 m, station V7; 14 Jun. 1983; dredged MN; sponge and stone; T3264; NMSA-MOL 0C9511.

South Africa • 2; Eastern Cape, off Kei River, 32°50.0'S, 28°33.0'E, depth 450 m, station Z7; 14 Jul. 1984; dredged MN; muddy sand with stones; T3265; NMSA-MOL 0C6904; figured (figs 15, 17) in the original description.

South Africa • 2; Eastern Cape, off Qolora River, 32°47.6'S, 28°36.6'E, depth 510 m, station W13; 14 Jul. 1984; dredged MN; sandy mud; T3266; NMSA-MOL 0C7010.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Mendu Point, 32°22.0'S, 29°01.2'E, depth 405-420 m, station R8; 8 Jun. 1983; dredged MN; fine sand; T3267; NMSA-MOL 0C4991.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Mbashe River, 32°23.6'S, 28°59.2'E, depth 295-350 m, station Q17; 6 Jul. 1985; dredged MN; coarse sand; T3268; NMSA-MOL 0C9513.

South Africa • 2; Eastern Cape, off Nthlonyane River, 32°17.4'S, 29°05.6'E, depth 340-450 m, station P12; 5 Jul. 1985; dredged MN; dead Dendrophyllia ; T3269; NMSA-MOL 0C8604.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Whale Rock, 32°02.3'S, 29°19.9'E, depth 350 m, station M15; 3 Jul. 1985; dredged MN; fine muddy sand; T3270; NMSA-MOL 0C9414; figured (fig. 4) in the original description.

South Africa • 12; Eastern Cape, off Shixini Point, 32°31.6'S, 28°53.0'E, depth 500 m, station T17; 13 Jul. 1984; dredged MN; muddy sand, coral rubble; T3256 NMSA-MOL 0C9534.

South Africa • 8; same data as holotype; T3257; NMSA-MOL 0C9535.

Current status.

Anatoma yaroni Herbert, 1986; original combination.

Remarks.

Radula, illustrated on the figures 1, 2 in the original publication, is from the specimen NMSA-MOL 0C9007 listed in the "Additional material" on the page 615 of the original publication (David G. Herbert, personal communication).

Figures

Figure 18. Anatoma yaroni Herbert, 1986. Holotype T 3258 / NMSA-MOL 0 C 6590. Scale bar: 1 mm.