Propeamussium andamanicum (Smith, 1894)

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2008, New species and new records of deep-water Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the South Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 77-114 : 79

Propeamussium andamanicum (Smith, 1894)

Amussium andamanicum Smith, 1894: 172 , pl. 5, figs 13-14.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The type material (see Dijkstra 1995: m, 38 spms. — BORDAU 1: stn CP 1398, 16˚22’S, 179˚56’W, 15, figs 138-142). 907-912 m, 3 spms; stn CP 1458, 17˚22’S, 179˚28’W, 1216- Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn CP 1354, 17˚42.6’S, 178˚55.0’E, 959- 1226 m, 21 spms .

963 m, 85 spms; stn CP 1361, 18˚00.0’S, 178˚53.7’E, 1058-1091

DISTRIBUTION. — Zanzibar area, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Andaman Sea, New Caledonia ( Dijkstra 1995: 15), Wallis and Futuna and Vanuatu ( Dijkstra 2001: 75); live in 956-2000 m. New record for Fiji. Present material live in 912-1216 m. This species seems to occur rather abundantly around Fiji, in contrast to other known localities in the southwestern Pacific.

REMARKS. — The present material is almost identical to the type specimens, except that the commarginal lirae on the left valve are more delicate and more closely spaced.