Parvamussium squalidulum 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 : 339-340

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2010n2a6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4551974
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D75887E7-FFDB-0745-1683-F9AFFA9AFBFA
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Parvamussium squalidulum Dijkstra, 1995
status

Treatment

Parvamussium squalidulum Dijkstra, 1995a: 32 , figs 47-50. — Dijkstra & Marshall 2008: 12 View Cited Treatment , figs 10A-E, 11 [references, type data, supplementary description, distribution].

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Lord Howe Rise. Kelso Bank, 270 m, holotype spm ( MNHN 21169). Marotiri. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1881, 27°55’S, 143°29’W, 112-121 m, 1 spm, 1 lv, 5 rv. — Stn DW 1884, 27°54’S, 143°33’W, 570-620 m, 1 lv, 2 rv. Récif Neilson. BENTHAUS, stn DW 27°02’S, 146°00’W, 120 m, 1 lv, 2 rv. — Stn DW 1914, 27°04’S, 146°04’W, 150 m, 1 lv. — Stn DW 1915, 27°03’S, 146°04’W, 120-200 m, 6 rv. — Stn CP 1918, 27°03’S, 146°04’W, 130-140 m, 1 rv. — 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, 1 lv, 1 rv. Banc Président Thiers. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1932, 24°41’S, 146°02’W, 500-800 m, 1 lv. — Stn DW 1933, 24°41’S, 146°01’W, 500-850 m, 1 lv, 1 rv. Banc Arago. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1979, 23°22’S, 150°44’W, 176-340 m, 1 lv, 4 rv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Coral Sea, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Kermadec Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji Islands and Tonga ( Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 81; Dijkstra 2001: 86; Dijkstra & Maestrati 2008: 94). Depth range 260- 523 m (alive). Now also Austral Islands (new record), alive at 112 m depth.

REMARKS

The present specimens are similar to the type material, although the sculpture of the left valve is somewhat weaker and more delicate. Other characters are identical.