Dentamussium obliteratum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ostrea obliterata Linnaeus, 1758: 697 . — Dijkstra 1999: 400, figs 9A, B.

Dentamussium obliteratum – Raines & Poppe 2006: 140, pl. 88, figs 1-5 (references, type data, original and additional descriptions, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — “O. australiore”, lectotype spm (UUZM) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn EP36, 15°33.1’-33.3’S, 167°12.4’-12.7’E, 20-60 m, 1 spm .

DISTRIBUTION. — China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Marshall Islands, and Vanuatu (new record), between the intertidal zone to 80 m depth (ZMA, unpublished data).