Prototyphis Ponder, 1972

Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie, 2012, New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific, Zoosystema 34 (1), pp. 21-37 : 28-30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2012n1a2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547304
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE8790-FF86-FFD2-FCD0-FAE8265E29F2
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Prototyphis Ponder, 1972
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Genus Prototyphis Ponder, 1972 View in CoL

TYPE SPECIES (by original designation). — Typhis angasi Crosse, 1863 , Recent, Australia.

Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008 View in CoL ( Fig. 4D, E)

Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008: 473 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , fig. 7B-E.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype (dd) MNHN 20010 View Materials .

NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Coral Sea (new record). EBISCO: stn DW2496, Capel Bank, 24°46’S, 159°43’E, 400-418 m, 1 dd ( MNHN).

TYPE LOCALITY. — Fiji, Somosomo Strait, 16°45’S, 179°59’E, 416 m [ BORDAU 1: stn CP1394].

DISTRIBUTION. — Coral Sea and Fiji, bathymetric range unknown for living specimens, empty shells in 416- 418 m.

REMARKS

The shell collected in Coral Sea is considerably larger than the 23.5 mm holotype from Fiji, until now the only specimen known.This specimen is 32.8 mm high with a badly broken siphonal canal. However, it has one or probably 1.5 teleoconch whorls more than the holotype, which explains this large size.It is otherwise similar to the holotype although with a slightly weaker axial sculpture on the last teleoconch whorl.