Loricella eernissei Sirenko, 2008

Sirenko, Boris, 2021, Composition of the genus Loricella (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Loricidae) and the description of two new species, Zootaxa 4981 (2), pp. 275-300 : 287-288

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4981.2.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4923622
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scientific name	Loricella eernissei Sirenko, 2008
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Loricella eernissei Sirenko, 2008 View in CoL

( Figs. 14–16 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 )

Loricella eernissei Sirenko 2008: 64 View in CoL , figs. 114–141.

Type material. Holotype (MNHN-IM-2000-20250) and 7 paratypes (MNHN-IM-2000-20251- 20253), 1 paratype ( ZISP).

Type locality. Loyalty Ridge, 24°44’S, 170°08’E, 770–830 m.

Material examined. New Zealand, North Island , ENEof North Cape, Cavalliseamount, RV Kaharoa, 34°7.20’S, 174°5.60’E, 540–554 m, 1 spm ( NMNZ M.319766), BL 22.0 mm, 16.04.2002 GoogleMaps .

Distribution. New Caledonia, Loyalty Ridge (760–770m: Sirenko 2008), New Zealand, North Island (540– 554: this study)

Remarks. The studied specimen (NMNZ M.319766) from New Zealand is similar to the type specimens in shape and the sculpture of the valves. All valves of this specimen were damaged in the same way as most of the type specimens from New Caledonia ( Sirenko 2008), which indicates a significant fragility of the shell in this species. The specimen has a slit formula of 14/1(rare 2)/sinus + 7 obsolete, one intermediate valve with two slits, 27 gills in each side extending from valve III to valve VIII, and nephridiopore and gonopore arranged between 4–5 and 6–7 gills accordingly counted from the last one.

Loricella eernissei differs markedly from the other species of the genus by having white and very fragile valves, and a smooth dorsal surface of the valves.