Daphnellopsis fimbriatus (Hinds, 1843)

Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie, 2008, Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 437-480 : 460-462

Daphnellopsis fimbriatus (Hinds, 1843)

Fig. 5C

Clavatula fimbriata Hinds, 1843: 43 ; 1844: 22, pl. 7, fig. 9.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn DW 177°54’E, 275-430 m, 1 dd; stn DW 1384, 18°19’S, 178°06’E, 1314, 17°16’S, 178°15’E, 656-660 m, 1 dd juv; stn DW 1366, 260- 305 m, 1 dd (Fig. 5C) .

18°12’S, 178°33’E, 149-168 m, 1 dd juv; stn DW 1381, 18°18’S,

FIG. 4. A, Phyllocoma convoluta ( Broderip, 1833) , Tonga, BORDAU 2 DW 1601, h 3.5 mm. B, C,? Favartia sp. , Fiji, MUSORSTOM 10 DW 1384, h 5.9 mm. D, Murexsul charcoti (Houart, 1991) , Tonga, BORDAU 2 DW 1615, h 5.3 mm. E, F, Murexsul merlei n. sp., Tonga, BORDAU 2 DW 1595, holotype MNHN 20006, h 14.6 mm; G, protoconch of a juvenile paratype MNHN 20007. Fiji, BORDAU 1 stn DW 1469.Scale bar: 0.5 mm. H, Pygmaepterys cracentis Houart, 1996 , Fiji, SUVA 2 BS 18, h 5.6 mm. I, Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846) , Fiji, SUVA 4 CP 19, h 24 mm. J, Cytharomorula danigoi Houart, 1995 , Fiji,BORDAU 1 DW 1472, h 8.7 mm. K, Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953 , Tonga, BORDAU 2 DW 1607, 12.2 mm. L, Drupella rugosa (Born, 1778) , Fiji, SUVA 4 DW 23, h 28 mm.

DISTRIBUTION. — Philippines, north coast of New Guinea, in 40 m (type locality), Norfolk Ridge, Loyalty Basin and Fiji (new record), shells in 168-656 m.