Fusus inflatus Dunker Philippi, 1847: 193 Coralliobia akibumii Kira, 1959: 63 Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific Oliverio, Marco Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 481 586 Y9YV Dunker 1847 [242,477,405,428] Gastropoda Muricidae Coralliophila Animalia Neogastropoda 20 501 Mollusca species inflata     Fusus inflatusDunker in  Philippi, 1847: 193, pl. 4, fig. 2. Synonym:  Coralliobia akibumiiKira, 1959: 63, pl. 25, fig. 3 ( fideKosuge & Suzuki 1985 and Tsuchiya 2000).  TYPE MATERIAL. —  Fusus inflatus: not found. — Coralliobia akibumii: holotypeOMNH-Mo 6474, figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985, pl. 41, fig. 9).  TYPELOCALITY. —  Java, Indonesia. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Coral Sea. MUSORSTOM 5: stn 328, Plateau des Chesterfield, 20°23’S, 158°44’E, 340-355 m, 1 dd; stn 361, 19°53’S, 158°38’E, 400 m, 1 dd.  North of   New Caledonia. HALICAL 1: stn 01-04, Grand Passage, 18°53’- 18°56’S, 163°24’E,  350-400 m, 1 dd (Fig. 19). — MU- SORSTOM 4: stn DW 185, 19°06’S, 163°29’E, 230 m, 1 dd.     NorfolkRidge. BATHUS 3: stn DW 829, Banc Jumeau Ouest, 23°21’S, 168°02’E,  386-390 m, 1 dd. — BERYX 11: stn DW 18, 24°48’S, 168°09’E, 250-270 m, 1dd.  Loyalty Ridge. VOLSMAR: stn DW 40, 22°20’S, 168°41’E, 275- 295 m, 1 dd. — SMIB 5: stn DW 89, 22°19’S, 168°41’E, 295 m, 1 dd. — MUSORSTOM 6: stn DW 391, 20°47’S, 167°06’E, 390 m, 1 dd.  DISTRIBUTION. —  Indian Ocean: South Africaand Indonesia( Kosuge& Meyer1999; Kosuge2008) and Kenya( Kosuge& Brink2008). Pacific Ocean: Kii Peninsula( Japan). Fromsouthen Japanand Indonesia, “  50-100 m, in sand and shell” ( Higo et al.2001). Herein extended to New Caledonia, from the Coral Sea southward to the Norfolk Ridge, empty shells in  270-400 m.  REMARKS. — This species appears to have a wide range in the Indo-West Pacific, based on shells so labeled by Philippinesdealers, but material from throughout the range should be checked and compared against types to ascertain whether more species are involved. The protoconch was not present in any of the specimens studied here, nor is it present in the holotypeof  C. akibumii. Type material of  Fusus inflatuswas not found. [432,595,786,810] Indonesia Java 20 501 1 Jawa Timur holotype New Caledonia 375 -18.933332 Grand Passage 1273 163.4 20 501 1 388 -23.35 Banc Jumeau Ouest 1256 168.03334 20 501 1 Norfolk Indian Ocean & Kosuge & Meyer & Brink & Pacific Ocean & Kii Peninsula & From South Africa 75 South Africa 20 501 1