The East Pacific / South Pacific Boundary: New taxa and occurrences from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), New Caledonia and adjacent regions
Author
Mah, Christopher L.
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-06-02
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Paulia horrida
Gray, 1840
Gray 1840: 278
;
1866: 8
;
Ludwig 1899: 690
;
Ludwig 1899: 690
;
H.L.
Clark 1902: 523
;
1910: 333
;
Döderlein 1936: 318
;
Spencer & Wright 1966
: U63
;
Rowe 1977: 209
.
Occurrence.
Galapagos Islands
and
Peru
.
1.5–15 m
.
Material Examined.
CASIZ 102116
,
Albemarle Island
,
Galapagos
,
15.2 m
.
Coll
.
R
.
E. Snodgrass
,
Bedmund Heller
,
Feb. 1899
, 2 dry spec.
R
=5.2, r=3.0;
R
=4.8, r=2.4.
CASIZ 102117
,
Albemarle Island
,
1.5 m
.
Coll
.
R
.
E. Snodgrass
,
Bedmund Heller
,
Feb. 1899
. 1 dry spec.
R
=6.3, r=3.2.
USNM
E18919
,
Tagus Cove
,
Albemarle Island
,
Galapagos. Coll. G.M.
Wellington
. 3 dry specs
.
Pauliastra
n. gen.
replacement for
Pauliella
Pauliella
Ludwig 1905: 151
.
Etymology.
The genus is a derivative of the original
Paulia
Gray, 1840
Comment.
As indicated by
Rowe (1977)
Pauliella
Ludwig, 1905
is a homonym of
Pauliella
Munier-Chalmas, 1895
(Mollusca)
.
Pauliella enigma
Ludwig, 1905
is accepted herein as valid thus requiring a replacement name. The new designation,
Pauliastra
n. gen.
is proposed as the replacement genus for
Pauliella
Ludwig, 1905
.