New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia
Author
Scarabino, Victor
John T. Huber
text
Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
2008
196
215
268
journal article
978-2-85653-614-8
1243-4442
Dentalium deforgesi
Scarabino, 1995
Dentalium deforgesi
Scarabino, 1995: 213
, figs 20, 28d, 71a-b. Material cited: 2 lots (7 spms) from
New Caledonia
and Norfolk Ridge, live in
185-
573 m
.
NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. —
North
of
New Caledonia
.
1 lv
, 1 dd; stn 1323,
20°40.9’S
,
164°14.8’E
,
82-120 m
,
11 lv
, BATHUS 4: stn DW 924, Grand Passage,
18°54’S
,
163°24’E
, 33 dd
.
344-360 m
, 1 dd.
Loyalty Islands
. LIFOU 2000: stn 1462, Baie du Santal,
New Caledonia
proper
. Koumac. EXPÉDITION
20°47.1’S
,
167°03.2’E
,
70-120 m
, 6 dd; stn 1469,
20°54.2’S
, MONTROUZIER: stn 1315,
20°40.7’S
,
164°14.7’E
,
66-87 m
,
167°00.4’E
,
70-130 m
, 3 dd.
DISTRIBUTION. —
North
of
New Caledonia
:
Surprise
,
Belep
;
New Caledonia
proper:
Koumac
;
South
of
New Caledonia
:
Norfolk Ridge
;
Loyalty Islands
(Lifou); live in
87-573 m
. This species seems to be endemic to
New Caledonia
.