Diaulula variolata (d'Orbigny, 1837)

Peruvian specimen photographs: Fig. 12

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

2-15 m ( Schrödl and Hooker 2014).

Type material.

Not available.

Distribution.

From Pucusana (Lima, Peru, 12°28'S) (Guzman 2018b) to Punta Hualpén ( Concepción, Chile, 36°44'S) (Marcus 1959).

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru, it was reported in Pucusana (Lima, 12°28'S) (Guzman 2018b), El Chaco (Ica, 13°49'S), Caleta Atenas (Ica, 13°49'S), Independencia Bay (Ica, 14°14'S), San Juan de Marcona (Ica, 15°21′S) (Uribe et al. 2013), Dos Playas (Arequipa, 17°00'S) and Playa Calera (Arequipa, 17°15'S) ( Tejada-Pérez et al. 2018; Valdivia-Chavez et al. 2020), Caleta La Huata ( Camaná, Arequipa, 16°50'S) (Zanabria 2020a), Terminal Portuario Matarani (Islay, Arequipa, 16°59'S) (Zanabria 2020b), and Playa Jaboncillo (Ilo, Moquegua, 17°59'S) (Zanabria 2020c).

In Chile, it was reported in Arica (18°26'S) ( Schrödl 2003), Coquimbo Bay (29°57'S) (Bergh 1898; Valdés and Muniaín 2002), English Bay-Guanaqueros-Los Hornos (30°10'S), El Tabo ( Valparaíso, 33°27'S) (Fischer and Cervera 2005b), Coliumo Bay (36°32'S) ( Schrödl 1996a, 1997), San Vicente Bay (36°44'S), and Punta Hualpén ( Concepción, 36°44'S) (Marcus 1959). Within its Chilean distribution, several other recent observations (occurrences) have been reported (iNaturalist 2023d).

Remarks.

This species had not been recorded outside Chile (Fischer and Cervera 2005b) until the first reports from Peru (Uribe et al. 2013). The specimen collected in Bernardo O’Higgins National Park (Chilean fjord region, 51°S) (Aldea et al. 2011) needs confirmation (Uribe et al. 2013).