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 Cadulus deverdensis n. sp. Figs 3k, 4h TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype (dd) MNHN 20123 and 6 paratypes (dd) MNHN 20124-20127 . TYPE LOCALITY. — West coast of New Caledonia , Secteur de Koumac , Passe Deverd , 20°44.7’S , 164°14.9’E , 90-115 m. [EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER: stn 1321]. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia proper . Koumac. 20°54.0’S , 167°02.1’E , 100-120 m , 2 dd ( paratypes MNHN EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER: stn 1321, Koumac, Passe 20125) . Deverd , 20°44.7’S , 164°14.9’E , 90-115 m 1 dd ( holotype Vanuatu . MUSORSTOM 8: stn DW 1072, 15°40’S , 167°20’E , MNHN 20123 ) . — BATHUS 1: stn DW 692, Passe de Hienghène , 622-625 m , 6 dd ( 1 paratype MNHN 20126 ); stn DW 1105: 20°35’S , 164°59’E , 140-150 m , 2 dd ( paratypes MNHN 15°03’S , 167°07’E , 154-179 m , 1 dd ( paratype MNHN 20124 ). 20127) . Loyalty Islands . Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1461, Baie du Santal, DISTRIBUTION. — New Caledonia : west coast: Koumac; east coast: Passe de Hienghène; Loyalty Islands : Lifou, Baie du Santal; Vanuatu ; shells in 115- 622 m . DESCRIPTION. — Shell up to 4.2 mm long, globose, translucent white. Maximum diameter close to centre of shell. Apical constriction short. In lateral view, ventral side has a regular, pronounced curve to the short caudal sector, dorsal side has an alternating very sligthly concave and convex outline. Dorsal view fusiform. Apex simple, section oval, dorsoventrally compressed. Preapical callus conspicuous, lumen oval dorsoventrally. Mouth slightly laterally compressed, oblique. Measurements of holotype : L 4.2, W 1.28-1.20, mouth 0.68-0.52, w 0.52-0.44. REMARKS. — Cadulus deverdensis is similar to C. aequatorialis Jaeckel, 1932 , from Indonesia , in most characters, but in the new species the apex slopes more strongly obliquely on the ventral side. ETYMOLOGY. — From Passe Deverd, the type locality.