Laevichlamys wilhelminae (Bavay, 1904)

Chlamys wilhelminae Bavay, 1904: 200, pl. 6, figs 3, 4, 13, 14.

Laevichlamys wilhelminae – Raines & Poppe 2006: 212, pl. 154, figs 1-7 (references, type data, original and additional descriptions, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Indonesia. Maluku, holotype spm (ZMA Moll. 3.04.003) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn ZB09, 15°40.6’S, 167°05.1’E, 5-7 m, 1 spm, 1 rv. — Stn DB20, 15°30.5’S, 167°01.4’E, 22-25 m, 1 lv. — Stn DB33, 15°34.7’S, 167°13.8’E, 14-25 m, 1 spm. — Stn DS59, 15°24.6’S, 167°14.3’E, 6-43 m, 1 lv. — Stn DB67, 15°22.9’S, 167°13.1’E, 7 m, 1 spm. — Stn DB69, 15°24.4’S, 167°13.0’E, 38 m, 1 lv. — Stn DB75, 15°22.9’S, 167°11.9’E, 20 m, 1 spm. — Stn DB77, 15°27.9’S, 167°14.7’E, 42-45 m, 1 spm. — Stn DS91, 15°33.7’S, 167°08.4’E, 7 m, 1 rv .

DISTRIBUTION. — Tropical Indo-West Pacific, from the Philippine Islands and Marshall Islands southwards to northern Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu (new record) and eastwards to the Society Islands (French Polynesia), found from the intertidal zone to 65 m (MNHN, ZMA, unpublished data).