Euphilomedes sordidus ( Müller, 1890 ), Muller, 1890

Chavtur, Vladimir G., Shornikov, Eugeny I., Lee, Eui-Hyeong & Huh, Min, 2007, Benthic Ostracoda (Myodocopina, Philomedidae) of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), with description of a new species from the Korean Peninsula, Zootaxa 1530, pp. 1-24 : 4

Euphilomedes sordidus ( Müller, 1890)

Philomedes sordida Müller, 1890: 237 –238, pl. 25, fig. 17, pl. 26, fig. 17, pl. 27, fig. 28, 33; 1912: 28.

Philomedes japonica ; Kajiyama, 1912 (part): 613, fig. 16a.

Euphilomedes sordida ; Poulsen, 1962: 359, 362, 363; Hiruta, 1976: 589 –598, figs. 7–12; Hanai et al., 1977: 79; Chavtur, 1983: 23, 28, 61, 66, table 2 (list); 1992: table 2 (list).

Not Philomedes sordida ; Brady, 1902: 186, table 24, fig. 23–26.

Distribution and Ecology. In the East Sea E. sordidus occurs only at Oshoro Bay, coast of Hokkaido (approximately 37ºN–137ºE, at a depth of 0–4 m, muddy sand) ( Hiruta 1976). Also it is known from the coastal zone of Hakodate, Hokkaido ( Müller 1890) and Mizaki, Honshu, Kanagawa Prefecture ( Kajiyama 1912).