Dynamenella sheareri (Hatch, 1947)

Fig. 2C

Dynamene sheareri Hatch, 1947: 164, 262, fig. 173; George and Strömberg 1968: 246-248, pl. 2, fig. 9.

Dynamenella sheareri .- Schultz,1969: 123, fig. 174; Harrison and Holdich 1982: 90.

Note.

The true generic status of this species is still undetermined.

Type locality.

Coos Bay, Oregon.

Material examined.

Canada. 6 ♀♀ (up to 3 mm), 1 ♂ (3.8 mm); British Columbia, Renfrew Land Distr., Port Renfrew; 1 Aug. 1970; CMNC 1990-0069 . 5 ♀♀ (up to 3.5 mm), 2 ♂♂ (4 mm), British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Barclay Land Distr., Bordelais Islets; 9 Aug. 1975; CMNC 1990-0070 .

Remarks.

Dynamenella sheareri cannot be a Dynamenella because of the following characters: having a single pleonal suture running to posterior margin (instead of two); penial process more fused, not basally swollen; appendix masculina is evenly slender and long, not "flask shaped."

Genus Dynoides Barnard, 1914