Pinnotheres edwardsi de Man, 1888

Pinnotheres Edwardsi de Man, 1888: 103, pl. 6: figs. 6–9 [type locality: King Island Bay, Mergui Archipelago].

Pinnotheres edwardsi . — Montgomery, 1931: 406, 450–451. — Gordon, 1936: 166. — Jones, 1990: 202. — Davie, 2002: 432.

Material. QLD: AM P5203, 1 female (cw 6.9 mm, cl 6.0 mm), Palm Id., 18°40’S, 146°33’E, from cockle shell, E. Rainford.

Australian hosts. Bivalve molluscs. Pearl oysters (probably Pinctada sp., Pteriidae) (Montgomery 1931). Cockles (probably Cardiidae) (this study).

Distribution. Mergui Archipelago, Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia (Schmitt et al. 1973). The Australian range includes Shark Bay, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia (Jones 1990), and now Palm Island, Queensland.