Propeamussium andamanicum (Smith, 1894)

Amussium andamanicum Smith, 1894: 172, pl. 5, figs 13, 14.

Propeamussium andamanicum – Dijkstra 1995b: 15, figs 5-8, 138-142 (references, type data, description, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Andaman Sea . 1249 m, lectotype spm (ZSI 7418/9), designated by Dijkstra (1995b: 15) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn AT60, 15°33.1’S, 167°22.0’E, 880-953 m, 19 spms, 1 lv. — Stn AT61, 15°39.2’S, 167°01.4’E, 266-281 m, 1 spm .

DISTRIBUTION. — Zanzibar area, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Andaman Sea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Wallis and Futuna.Bathymetric range:earlier recorded from 1216 to 2000 m (Dijkstra & Maestrati 2008: 79), now significantly extended to shallower depths at 281- 880 m.