Episiphon virginieae Scarabino, 1995

Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 215-268 : 240-242

Episiphon virginieae Scarabino, 1995

Episiphon virginieae Scarabino, 1995: 288 , fig. 92 (erroneously captioned E. subrectum ), 95e. Material cited: 1 lot (12 spms) from Loyalty Islands, live in 282 m.

NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Loyalty Islands. Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1649, Baie du Santal, 20°54.2 S, 167°01.1’E, 150- 200 m, 5 dd .

FIG. 2. a, Dentalium sp.1 , MNHN (22.6 mm), New Caledonia, EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER stn 1286, general view,apical section. b, Dentalium poindimiensis n. sp., holotype MNHN 20070 (7.5 mm), New Caledonia, LAGON stn 830, sections of apex, mid-region and oral aperture. c, Dentalium malekulaensis n. sp., apical details, sections of shell, details of sculpture. d, Antalis alis n. sp., holotype MNHN 20080 (86.4 mm), Norfolk Ridge, BATHUS 2 stn DW 720, details of apex. e, Paradentalium kabati n. sp., holotype MNHN 20072 (50 mm), Vanuatu, MUSORSTOM 8 stn DW 1048, apex and sections. f, Compressidentalium legoffi n. sp., holotype MNHN 20092 (19.7 mm),Norfolk Ridge,SMIB 8 stn DW 193-196, general view,details of apex. g, Dentalium debitusae n. sp., holotype MNHN 20066 (21 mm), Norfolk Ridge, SMIB 8 stns DW 146-147, general view, details of apex. h, Compressidentalium harasewychi n. sp., holotype MNHN 20089 (27 mm), New Caledonia, BATHUS 4 stn DW 919, apex, apical and oral sections. i, Fustiaria steineri n. sp., holotype MNHN 20099 (38.5 mm), New Caledonia, BATHUS 4 stn DW 914, details of apex, sections of shells.

DISTRIBUTION. — Loyalty Islands, live in 282 m.