Cadulus loyaltyensis, Scarabino, 2008

Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 215-268 : 261

publication ID	978-2-85653-614-8
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/723F87BF-FFD9-FFC1-FF66-B043FC47FBBC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cadulus loyaltyensis
status	sp. nov.

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Cadulus loyaltyensis View in CoL n. sp.

Figs 3l, 4j

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype (dd) MNHN 20132 About MNHN and 9 paratypes (dd) MNHN 20133-20136 About MNHN .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Loyalty Ridge, Mont J, 23°49’S, 169°48’E, 685-715 m [BATHUS 3: stn DW 790].

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia proper. BATHUS 2: 790, 23°49’S, 169°48’E, 685-715 m, 5 dd (holotype MNHN stn CP 743, Passe de Boulari , 22°36’S, 166°26’E, 713-950 m, 2 20132, 4 paratypes MNHN 20133 About MNHN ) GoogleMaps .

dd (paratypes MNHN 20135). Vanuatu. MUSORSTOM 8: stn DW 972, Ile Tanna, 19°22’S, Loyalty Ridge. BATHUS 3: stn DW 786, Mont J, 23°54’S, 169°28’E, 487-507 m, 2 dd (paratypes MNHN 20136).

169°49’E, 699-715 m, 4 dd (1 paratype MNHN 20134); stn DW

DISTRIBUTION. — New Caledonia, Loyalty Ridge and Vanuatu, shells in 487-715 m.

DESCRIPTION. — Shell up to 2.53 mm long, translucent. Maximum diameter at centre of shell. In lateral view, ventral side has a regular, pronounced curve, dorsal side has an alternating slightly concave and convex outline. Dorsal view fusiform, without caudal constriction. Apex simple, wide, section oval, dorsoventrally compressed. Preapical callus conspicuous, lumen oval dorsoventrally. Mouth slightly laterally compressed.

Measurements of holotype: L 2.53, W 0.73-0.66, mouth 0.40-0.36, w 0.33-0.30.

REMARKS. — This small species differs from all similar ones mainly in the absence of a caudal constriction and in its wide posterior aperture.

ETYMOLOGY. — Named from the Loyalty Ridge, the type locality.