Viriola bayani Jousseaume, 1884

Bakker, Piet A. J. & Albano, Paolo G., 2022, Nomenclator, geographic and stratigraphic distribution of the family Triphoridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Zootaxa 5088 (1), pp. 1-216 : 33-34

Viriola bayani Jousseaume, 1884

Viriola bayani Jousseaume, 1884: 267 , pl. 4, fig. 20.

Triforis bayani ( Jousseaume, 1884) — Tryon 1887: 189, pl. 39, fig. 56.

Triforis bayoni ( Jousseaume, 1884) — Paetel 1888: 347.

Euthymella bayani ( Jousseaume, 1884) — Severns 2011: pl. 92, fig. 1.

Type locality. New Caledonia .

Type material. MNHN-IM-2000-1388, syntype.

Distribution. Cyprus (Chartosia et al. 2018), Greece ( Micali et al. 2017; Angelidis & Polyzoulis 2018), Hawaii ( Kay 1979; Hemmes et al. 1996c; Severns 2011; Polhemus 2020), Israel (Mediterranean Sea, non-indigenous) ( Steger et al. 2018; Albano et al. 2020; Albano et al. 2021) Marshall Islands ( Kay & Johnson 1987), New Caledonia ( Jousseaume 1884; Tryon 1887; Paetel 1888; Hervier 1899), Philippines ( Kosuge & Chino 2008; Poppe 2008), Turkey ( Stamouli et al. 2017).

Remarks. This tropical species entered the Mediterranean Sea where it is now widespread in the eastern basin ( Micali et al. 2017; Stamouli et al. 2017; Angelidis & Polyzoulis, 2018; Chartosia et al. 2018; Steger et al. 2018). It has been previously identified as Viriola corrugata (e.g. Stamouli et al. 2017; Chartosia et al. 2018). However, Mediterranean records are now identified as V. cf. bayani .