Fissidentalium profundorum (Smith, 1894)

Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 215-268 : 228-229

Fissidentalium profundorum (Smith, 1894)

Fissidentalium profundorum - Scarabino 1995: 246, figs 53, 62f, l, 70a. Material cited: 3 lots (12 spms) from Loyalty Basin and Norfolk Ridge, shells in 1300-1490 m.

Other reference:

Fissidentalium profundorum - Lamprell & Healy 1998: 93, figs 92D, 93D-E, 97.

NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia proper. stn CP 854, 21°40’S, 166°38’E, 650-780 m, 1 dd . — BATHUS 1: BATHUS 2: stn DW 730, 23°03’S, 166°58’E, 397-400 m, 1 dd; stn CP 709, Passe SE de Ngoé, 21°42’S, 166°38’E, 650-800 m, stn CP 738, Passe de Kouaré , 23°02’S, 166°56’E, 558-647 m, 1 1 lv .

dd. — BATHUS 3: stn CP 844, 23°07’S, 166°46’E, 908 m, 1 dd; Norfolk Ridge BATHUS 3: stn DW 809, Banc Jumeau Ouest, stn CP 845, 23°03’S, 166°56’E, 592-622 m, 1 dd . — HALIPRO 1: 23°39’S, 167°59’E, 650-730 m, 1 dd.

DISTRIBUTION. — Global distribution: Indian Ocean ( Sri Lanka), Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and New Caledonia. Live in 441-445 m ( Indonesia) (Scarabino 1995), shells down to 3560 m. Distribution in the New Caledonian region: Loyalty Basin, Norfolk Ridge, live in 650-800 m, shells in 400-1490 m.