Veleropilina veleronis (Menzies & Layton, 1962)

Neopilina (Vema) sp. Menzies & Robinson 1961: 338, fig. 1.

Neopilina (Neopilina) veleronis Menzies & Layton 1962: 402, pl. 7, figs A–F, pl. 8, fig. G, pls 9, 10.

The 14 specimens known from the original description are all from the type locality: Mexico, Baja California, off Cedros Island, slope of the Cedros Trench, 30 miles off Natividad Island light (27°52'25''­ 27°51'30''N, 115°44'30''­ 115°45'15''W) and were collected at a depth between 2730–2769 m.

Apart from the shallow water species Micropilina arntzi Warén & Hain, 1992 (17), and the abyssal species Ve ma e wi ng i (Clarke & Menzies, 1959) (11) and Neopilina galatheae Lemche, 1957 (10), this species was most numerous at a single station (14).

Genus Ve ma Clarke & Menzies, 1959

Type species: Neopilina (Vema) ewingi Clarke & Menzies, 1959, by original designation.