Emarginula mcclurgi Kilburn, 1978

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

Emarginula mcclurgi Kilburn, 1978

macclurgi Kilburn, 1978: 443-444, Pl. 7 [ Emarginula , off St Lucia Lighthouse, Zululand, in 100 m, mud and pebble bottom (C.S.I.R Water Research bottom sample): 8.7 ×6.7× 4.0 mm].

Material examined.

Holotype. South Africa • KwaZulu-Natal, St Lucia Lighthouse, depth 100 m, station F3; ex C.S.I.R Water Research; mud and pebbles; T2190; NMSA-MOL 0A5726; Fig. 7 (8.5 ×6.7× 4.1 mm).

Current status.

Emarginula macclurgi Kilburn, 1978; original combination.

Remarks.

Subsequent to the original description, at which time Emarginula macclurgi was only known by a single specimen, this species has been collected along the eastern coast of South Africa, from Mission Rocks in the northern KwaZulu-Natal (28°17.5'S, 32°34.2'E) to Mbashe River in the south (32°20.6'S, 29°00.2'E) in depths ranging from 60 to 175 m.

Figures

Figure 7. Emarginula mcclurgi Kilburn, 1978. Holotype T 2190 / NMSA-MOL 0 A 5726. Scale bar: 5 mm.