Diodora procurva Herbert, 1989

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

Diodora procurva Herbert, 1989

procurva Herbert, 1989: 173, figs 1-3, 7 (holotype), 4-6 (paratype) [ Diodora , off Mbashe River, Transkei (32°18.2'S, 29°04.1'E), 200-220 m, sponge rubble. Dredged R.V. Meiring Naudé: 31.4 × 21.8 mm, height 21.7 mm].

Material examined.

Holotype. South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Mbashe River, 32°18.2'S, 29°04.1'E, depth 200-220 m, station Q1; 18 Jul. 1982; dredged MN; sponge rubble; T124; NMSA-MOL 0E5938 (ex C1984); Fig. 4 (31.5 ×21.9× 21.6 mm).

Paratypes. South Africa • 2; same data as holotype; T125; NMSA-MOL 0C1984.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Nqabara Point, 32°25.9'S, 28°56.5'E, depth 130-150 m, station S7; 9 Jun 1983; dredged MN; sponges and stylasterids; T126; NMSA-MOL 0C5036.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Qora River, 32°55.6'S, 28°49.0'E, depth 480-490 m, station U14; 14 Jul. 1984; dredged MN; sandy mud; T128; NMSA-MOL 0C6310.

South Africa • KwaZulu-Natal, S.E. of Sheffield Beach, 29°33.5'S, 31°47.0'E, depth 180 m, station XX135; 14 Jun. 1988; dredged MN; sponge rubble; T127; NMSA-MOL 0E4598. Figured (figs 4, 5) in the original description.

South Africa • 5; KwaZulu-Natal, S.E. of Neill Peak (Cunge), 28°44.4'S, 32°32.2'E, depth 320-340 m, station ZP5; 12 Jun. 1988; dredged MN; sandy mud; T129; NMSA-MOL 0E3970.

Current status.

Diodora procurva Herbert, 1989; original combination.

Figures

Figure 4. Diodora procurva Herbert, 1989. Holotype T 124 / NMSA-MOL 0 E 5938. Scale bar: 10 mm