Parvamussium multiliratum Dijkstra, 1995

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2010, Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Austral Islands (French Polynesia), Zoosystema 32 (2), pp. 333-358 : 339

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2010n2a6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4552045
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D75887E7-FFDB-0744-14C9-FD16F842F914
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Parvamussium multiliratum Dijkstra, 1995
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Treatment

Parvamussium multiliratum Dijkstra, 1995a: 26 , figs 31- 34, 91, 92.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Southern New Caledonia. 2100-2110 m, holotype spm ( MNHN 21173).

Marotiri. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1886, 27°51’S, 143°32’W, 620-1000 m, 2 rv.

Rapa. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1889, 27°37’S, 144°16’W, 600-620 m, 1 spm, 1 lv. — Stn DW 1890, 27°39’S, 144°16’W, 800-822 m, 3 rv. — Stn CP 1891, 27°37’S, 144°15’W, 800-850 m, 1 lv. — Stn DW 1894, 27°40’S, 144°22’W, 100 m, 1 lv.

Récif Neilson. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1923, 27°01’S, 146°05’W, 360-840 m, 1 lv, 1 rv. — Stn DW 1925, 27°00’S, 146°05’W, 560-790 m, 4 lv, 5 rv.

Banc Président Thiers. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1926, 24°38’S, 146°01’W, 50-90 m, 1 lv.

Banc Arago. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1975, 23°24’S, 150°44’W, 600-691 m, 1 lv.

Rurutu. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1998, 22°25’S, 151°22’W, 250-302 m, 1 lv.

DISTRIBUTION. — New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, Fiji Islands and Tonga (Dijkstra 2001: 83; Dijkstra & Maestrati 2008: 91). Depth range 640-2110 m (alive). Now also Austral Islands (new record), alive at 600 m depth.

REMARKS

The present material is similar to the type material, although the commarginal sculpture is somewhat more close-set and the radial sculpture more prominent than in the type material. However, in other material examined (MNHN), this sculpture is rather variable in spacing and development.