Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale, 1939)

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 : 105-106

Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale, 1939)

Figs 44, 45

Mimachlamys deliciosa Iredale, 1939: 350 , pl. 5, figs 22-22a.

FIGS 42-55. 42, 43, Hyalopecten tydemani (Dijkstra,1990) ,SALOMON 1 stn CP 1781; 42, left valve,exterior,H 7.4 mm, L 6.5 mm; 43, right valve,exterior,H 8.8 mm,L 6.5 mm. 44-45, Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale,1939) ,SALOMON 1 stn DW 1741; 44, left valve,exterior,H 15.3 mm, L 13.3 mm; 45, SALOMON 1 stn DW 1765, right valve,exterior, H 15.5 mm, L 13.4 mm. 46, 47, Serratovola rubicunda (Recluz in Chenu, 1843), H 22 mm, L 24.5 mm, BORDAU 2 stn CP 1582; 46, left valve, exterior; 47, right valve, exterior. 48-49, Talochlamys gladysiae ( Melvill, 1888) , H 15 mm, L 14.2 mm, MUSORSTOM 10 stn CP 1324; 48, left valve, exterior; 49, right valve, exterior. 50, 51, Veprichlamys cf. kiwaensis (Powell, 1933) , BORDAU 2 stn DW 1614; 50, right valve, exterior, H 36 mm, L 36 mm; 51, idem, microsculpture, scale bar 2 mm. 52-55, Cryptopecten bernardi (Philippi, 1851) , H 17 mm, L 17.3 mm, MUSORSTOM 9 stn CP 1188; 52, left valve, exterior; 53, right valve, exterior; 54, left valve microsculpture, scale bar 2 mm; 55, right valve microsculpture, scale bar 2 mm.

Other reference:

Laevichlamys deliciosa - Dijkstra & Kilburn 2001: 288, figs 23-24.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The type material. 159°57’E, 557-655 m, 2 lv (Fig. 44); stn DW 1757, 08°51’S, Norfolk Ridge. NORFOLK 1: stn DW 1712, 23°23’S, 168°02’E, 159°53’E, 120-134 m, 1 rv; stn CP 1761, 08°47’S, 160°02’E, 180-250 m, 1 lv. 191-290 m, 2 rv; stn DW 1765, 08°43’S, 160°07’E, 325-380 m, Solomon Islands. SALOMON 1: stn DW 1741, 11°29’S, 1 rv (Fig. 45) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Western Indian Ocean , southern Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, northern Australia and New Caledonia; live in 80-205 m (Dijkstra & Kastoro 1997: 268; Dijkstra & Kilburn 2001: 289). New record for the Solomon Islands. Present material dead in 134-557 m.