Parvamussium pauciliratum (Smith, 1903)

Amussium paucilirata [sic] Smith, 1903: 622, pl. 36, figs 23-24.

Parvamussium pauciliratum – Dijkstra 1995b: 26, figs 107-110, 151, 152 (references, type data, description, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Maldive Islands. S Nilandu Atoll, 2-66 m, lectotype spm (NHMUK 1903.9.17.17), designated by Dijkstra (1995b: 28) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn EP03, 15°32.2’S, 167°09.6’E, 46 m, 1 lv. — Stn DS10, 15°36.6’S, 167°10.1’E, 6-24 m, 1 spm. — Stn DS103, 15°34.1’S, 167°16.0’E, 70-80 m, 3 rv. — Stn DS104, 15°34.1’S, 167°16.0’E, 10-80 m, 1 lv. — Stn DS108, 15°33.2’S, 167°16.6’E, 100 m, 1 lv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Maldive Islands, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (new record) and New Caledonia.With the exception of one record from the Solomon Islands (Dijkstra & Maestrati 2008: 92), this is a shallow-water species.