Sinezona doliolum Herbert, 1986

Muratov, Igor V. & Heyns-Veale, Elodie, 2020, Primary types in the collection of molluscs in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum: Patellogastropoda and Lepetellida, African Invertebrates 61 (2), pp. 49-81 : 49

Sinezona doliolum Herbert, 1986

doliolum Herbert, 1986: 625-626, figs 9, 28, 30 (holotype), 29, 31 (paratype) [ Sinezona , off Mncwasa Point, Transkei (32°06.2'S, 29°06.5'E), 68 m, sand (dredged MN): diameter 0.9 mm, height 1.0 mm].

Material examined.

Holotype. South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Mncwasa Point, 32°06.2'S, 29°06.5'E, depth 68 m, station N8; 19 Jul. 1982; dredged MN; sand; T3274; NMSA-MOL 0C8471; Fig. 20 (0.98 ×0.84× 0.98 mm).

Paratypes. South Africa • Eastern Cape, off Ubombo, 31°55.3'S, 29°21.4'E, depth 96 m, station L6; 16 Jul. 1982; dredged MN; sand and gravel, T3275; NMSA-MOL 0C7987; figured (figs 29, 31) in the original description.

South Africa • same data as holotype; T3276; NMSA-MOL 0C8470.

South Africa • 6; Eastern Cape, off Mtamvuna River, 31°08.6'S, 30°15.8'E, depth 106 m, station A11; 18 Aug. 1981; dredged MN some stones; T3277; NMSA-MOL 0C8020.

Current status.

Sinezona doliolum Herbert, 1986; original combination.

Remarks.

The damage to the shell of the holotype was first discovered in March 2012 by the first author and the part that was broken off was not located. In the original description the damage cannot be assessed because of the position of the shell. Diameter in the figure captions 28 and 30 in the original description is 0.95 mm.

Figures

Figure 20. Sinezona doliolum Herbert, 1986. Holotype T 3274 / NMSA-MOL 0 C 8471. Scale bar: 1 mm.