Parvamussium cristatellum (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912)

Pecten (Amussium) cristatum [sic] Bavay, 1905: 187, pl. 17, fig. 2a-c.

Amussium cristatellum Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912: 36, pl. 28, figs 5-8 [nomen novum for Pecten (Amussium) cristatus Bavay, 1905, preoccupied by Pecten cristatus Bronn, 1828].

Parvamussium cristatellum – Dijkstra & Kastoro 1997: 261, figs 62-72 (references, type data, distribution). — Dijkstra & Maestrati 2010: 336 (distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Andaman Islands . Lectotype lv (ZSI M3360/1), designated by Dijkstra & Kastoro (1997: 261).

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn AT48, 15°33.8’S, 167°18.9’E, 330-341 m, 1 spm. — Stn AT58, 15°33.0’S, 167°19.3’E, 364-390 m, 1 spm.

DISTRIBUTION.— Southeastern Africa, Andaman Islands, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, and Austral Islands, in 330-510 m (Dijkstra & Maestrati 2010: 338).