Puncturella (Puncturella) voraginosa Herbert & Kilburn, 1986

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

Puncturella (Puncturella) voraginosa Herbert & Kilburn, 1986

voraginosa Herbert & Kilburn, 1986: 18, figs 66-70 [ Puncturella ( Puncturella s.l.), off Port Grosvenor, Transkei (29°57.6'S, 31°26.2'E) [sic], 100-115 m, sand, some mud, solitary corals and shells. Dredged MN: 2.3 × 1.7 mm, height 1.3 mm].

Material examined.

Holotype. South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Port Grosvenor, 31°26.2'S, 29°57.6'E, depth 100-115 m, station D3; Aug. 1981; dredged MN; sand, some mud, solitary corals, shells; T3020; NMSA-MOL 0C1296; Fig. 13 (2.38 ×1.82× 1.32 mm).

Paratypes. South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Rame Head, 31°56.1'S, 29°26.5'E, depth 410-430 m, station K13; 20 Jul. 1982; dredged MN; stones, some sand; T3019; NMSA-MOL 0C7045.

South Africa • same data as paratype NMSA-MOL 0C7045; T3032; NMSA-MOL 0C7203.

South Africa • same data as paratype NMSA-MOL 0C7045; T3089; NMSA-MOL 0C7998.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Mgazi River, depth 180 m, 31°44.7'S, 29°33.7'E, station J1; 4 Jul. 1985; dredged MN; soft mud; T3040; NMSA-MOL 0C7355.

South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Mgazi River, 31°44.8'S, 29°33.0'E, depth 370 m, station J8, 4 Jul. 1985; dredged MN; soft black mud, few rocks, large crinoids; TI083; NMSA-MOL 0C8824.

Current status.

Profundisepta voraginosa (Herbert & Kilburn, 1986); Herbert (2015).

Remarks.

South and East were reversed for the coordinates in the original description (that would place type locality to incorrect position ~40 km ESE off Durban at 438 m depth).

Figures

Figure 13. Puncturella (Puncturella) voraginosa Herbert & Kilburn, 1986. Holotype T 3020 / NMSA-MOL 0 C 1296. Scale bar: 1 mm.