Coralliophila costularis (Lamarck, 1816)

Oliverio, Marco, 2008, Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 481-586 : 489-491

Coralliophila costularis (Lamarck, 1816)

Figs 5, 149

Murex costularis Lamarck, 1816 : pl. 419, figs 8a, 8b.

Synonym:

Coralliophila retusa H. & A. Adams, 1863: 432.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Murex costularis : 2 specimens (the probable holotype MHNG 1099 /60/1, 34.0 mm, and a probably non-type specimen, 1099/60/2, 26.4 mm; see Remarks, below) . — Coralliophila retusa : holotype BMNH 1984094 , figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 37, fig. 3) and Higo et al. (2001: 65, fig. G2386) .

FIGS 1-8. Teleoconchs of Coralliophila s.s. 1, Coralliophila violacea (Kiener, 1836) , LIFOU 2000 stn 1418, H 20.5 mm. 2, C. squamulosa (Reeve, 1846) , LAGON stn 726, H 13.8 mm. 3, C. radula (A. Adams, 1855) , CORAIL 2 stn CP 127, H 33.3 mm. 4, C. bulbiformis ( Conrad, 1837) , CORAIL 2 stn DW 166, H 35.8 mm. 5, C. costularis (Lamarck, 1816) , LAGON stn 634, H 34.9 mm. 6, C. fearnleyi ( Emerson & D’Attilio, 1965) , LAGON stn 561, H 34.9 mm. 7, C. jeffreysi Smith, 1879 , SUVA 4 stn DW 08, H 39.3 mm. 8, C. erosa (RÖding, 1798) , CORAIL 2 stn DW 139, H 31 mm.

TYPE LOCALITY. — M. costularis : not designated. Locality on type box reads “Oc. Indien ”. — C. retusa : unknown.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Coral Sea. CORAIL 2: stn DW 99, 44- 48 m, 1 dd; stn 619, Secteur de Yaté , 22°03’S, 166°54’E, Plateau des Chesterfield, 19°06’S, 158°31’E, 52 m, 2 dd; stn 27-42 m, 1 dd; stn 634, 21°57’S, 166°47’E, 36-42 m, 1 dd (Fig. DW 101, 19°09’S, 158°26’E, 37 m, 1 dd; stn DW 153, 19°52’S, 5); stn 736, 22°07’S, 166°58’E, 44-45 m, 1 dd; stn 855, Grand 158°23’E, 45 m, 1 dd; stn DW 159, 19°46’S, 158°20’E, 52 m, 1 Récif Mengalia, 20°38’S, 165°09’E, 22 m, 1 dd; stn 915, Secteur dd; stn DW 166, 19°41’S, 158°25’E, 56 m, 1 dd. de Koumac, 20°54’S, 164°29’E, 12-13 m, 1 lv . — EXPÉDITION New Caledonia proper. LAGON: stn 79, Ile Ouen-Baie du Pro- MONTROUZIER: stn 1271, Secteur de Touho, 20°52.7’S, ny, 22°29’S, 166°29’E, 16 m, 2 dd; stn 311, Grand Récif Sud, 165°19.5’E, 5-25 m, 1 dd; stn 1273, 20°50.4’S, 165°22.8’E, 20 22°44’S, 166°47’E, 36 m, 1 dd; stn 391, 22°46’S, 167°01’E, 65 m, 2 dd .

m, 1 dd; stn 455, Atoll de Surprise, 18°30’S, 163°08’E, 40 m, Loyalty Islands. Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1420, Baie du Santal, 1 lv; stn 464, 18°21’S, 163°03’E, 44 m, 1 dd; stn 483, Lagon 20°47.7’S, 167°09.35’E, 4-5 m, 1 dd juv; stn 1430, 20°47.5’S, Nord, 19°01’S, 163°32’E, 33 m, 1 dd; stn 662, Secteur de Thio , 167°07.1’E, 20-25 m, 1 dd juv; stn 1461, 20°54’S, 167°02.1’E, 21°44’S, 166°32’E, 50 m, 1 dd; stn 668, 21°41’S, 166°29’E, 40 100-200 m, 2 dd (Fig. 149) . — MUSORSTOM 6: stn DW 430, m, 2 dd; stn 671, 21°38’S, 166°26’E, 36-39 m, 1 dd; stn 687, 20°21’S, 166°07’E, 30 m, 1 lv.

210 33’S, 166°17’E, 37-40 m, 1 dd; stn 692, 21°32’S, 166°12’E, Fiji. SUVA 4: stn DW 04, 18°12’S, 178°35’E, 100-122 m, 1 dd.

DISTRIBUTION. — Indo-Pacific, intertidal and subtidal ( Cernohorsky 1978). Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea southward to South Africa (Kosuge & Meyer 1999) and the tropical and subtropical zone, including Eastern Arabia “among corals” ( Bosch et al. 1995). Western Pacific Ocean, intertidal to 20 m depth associated with scleractinians (Tsuchiya 2000). From the Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Fiji, live in 13-40 m, empty shells in 5-65 m (with 2 records from 100-122 m),

REMARKS. — The protoconch of a single juvenile was available, very corroded. Only traces of the axial threads were visible, but the general outline clearly indicates a multispiral type. Coralliophila mira ( Cotton & Godfrey, 1932) from southern Australia is very similar and possibly phylogenetically related.

The handwritten note by Lamarck’s daughter indicates a single original specimen that may be MHNG 1099/60/1, 34.0 mm, possibly the shell figured by Lamarck. The second specimen in the lot (MHNG 1099/60/2, 26.4 mm), significantly smaller than indicated by Lamarck (35 mm), was probably added later (Y. Finet, pers. comm.).