Dischides viperidens ( Melvill & Standen, 1896 )

Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 215-268 : 257-258

Dischides viperidens ( Melvill & Standen, 1896)

Dischides viperidens - Scarabino 1995: 342, figs 145, 147f. Material cited: 1 lot (25 spms) from Loyalty Islands, Ouvéa, shells on the beach.

NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia proper. Touho , 20°44.6’S, 165°13.7’E, 15-35 m, 1 dd; stn 1263, Lagon Touho. EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER: stn 1237, Baie de du Grand Récif Mangalia, 20°45.0’S, 165°16.0’E, 6 m, 3 lv, 8 dd; Touho, 20°46.9’S, 165°13.8’E, 0-1 m, 64 lv, 8 dd; stn 1250, stn 1264, 20°44.5’S, 165°15.9’E, 8 m, 80 lv, + 500 dd; stn 1268, 20°46.7’S, 165°13.7’E, 3-6 m, 5 lv, 32 dd; stn 1259, Banc de parage de la Thiem, 20°45.2’S, 165°08.0’E, 9-11 m, 1 lv, 3 dd .

— Koumac. EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER: stn 1300, Lagon m, 73 lv, 141 dd; stn 1368, Ilot Goéland, 22°24.3’S, 166°20.7’E, entre la terre et l’Infernet, 20°35.6’S, 164°15.2’E, 10-11 m, 3 dd; 10 m, 1 lv, 9 dd.

stn 1304, Chenal de l’Infernet, 20°38.6’S, 164°13.2’E, 12-15 m, Loyalty Islands. Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1413, Baie du Santal, 5 dd; stn 1305, 20°36.2’S, 164°11.0’E, 12-15 m, 3 lv, 1 dd; stn 20°55.3’S, 167°05.0’E, 3-10 m, 2 lv, 11 dd; stn 1419, 20°55.6’S, 1306, 20°39.1’S, 164°12.4’E, 11-13 m, 19 lv, 41 dd; stn 1311, 167°04.5’E, 5 m, 7 lv, 4 dd; stn 1420, 20°47.7’S, 167°09.35’E, Passe de Koumac , tombant Est, 20°40.4’S, 164°14.9’E, 10-60 m, 4-5 m, 1 dd; stn 1424, 20°54.9’S, 167°03.0’E, 4 m, 1 lv, 4 dd; 1 dd; stn 1319, Passe Deverd, 20°44.7’S, 164°15.5’E, 15-20 m, 1 stn 1430, 20°47.5’S, 167°07.1’E, 20-25 m, 1 lv, 4 dd; stn 1444, lv . — Nouméa. stn 1343, Récif Senez, 22°17.8’S, 166°19.9’E, 7 m, 20°55.0’S, 167°05.2’E, 9-20 m, 1 dd; stn 1450, 20°45.8’S, 1 dd; stn 1347, Grand Récif Aboré, 22°23.6’S, 166°20.1’E, 10 m, 167°01.65’E, 27-31 m, 2 dd.

8 lv, 14 dd; stn 1367, Ilot Goéland, 22°24.3’S, 166°20.7’E, 10

DISTRIBUTION. — New Caledonia: east coast: Touho, Récif Mangalia and parage de la Thiem; west coast: Koumac, Chenal de l’Infernet , Passe Deverd; south coast: Nouméa, Grand Récif Aboré and Ilot Goéland; Loyalty Islands: Lifou; live in 1-20 m (most in 9 m), shells from shore to 60 m.