Compressidentalium legoffi Scarabino 2008, n. sp
| Main Author: | Scarabino, Victor |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2008
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5491226 |
Daftar Isi:
- Compressidentalium legoffi n. sp. Figs 1m, 2f TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype (dd) MNHN 20092 and 2 (dd) paratypes MNHN 20093. TYPE LOCALITY. — South of New Caledonia, off Ile des Pins, 22°59’- 23° S, 168°21’- 168°23’E, 491-558 m [SMIB 8: stns DW 193-196]. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Known only from the type material. DISTRIBUTION. — Known only from the type locality, shells in 491-558 m. DESCRIPTION. — Shell up to 19.7 mm long, solid, shiny, white, straight for anterior 2/3, curved at posterior end. Sculpture of 15 smooth primary ribs, stronger on dorsal than on ventral side. Intercostal spaces smooth. A few secondary ribs originate on posterior 1/3 of shell, less noticeable from these to oral aperture. Mouth slightly compressed dorsoventrally, oblique; apex circular with V-shaped notch in ventral side. Measurements: L 19.7, W 2.6-2.5, w 0.6. REMARKS. — Ths species is similar to C. harasewychi, described above, but it is more tapering and curved, and with a circular rather than subcircular apex section. ETYMOLOGY. — Named after Arnaud Le Goff (formerly at MNHN) for his technical assistance in SEM microscopy and his diving skills during the LIFOU 2000 expedition.
- Published as part of Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, pp. 215-268 in Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196 on page 232