Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1854)

Oliverio, Marco, 2008, Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 481-586 : 517-518

Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1854)

Figs 47, 163

Concholepas (Coralliobia) fimbriata Adams, 1854: 93 .

Synonyms:

Coralliobia cancellata Pease, 1861: 399 .

Coralliobia sculptilis Pease, 1865: 513 .

Coralliobia smithi Yen, 1942: 226 .

Coralliobia densicostata Shikama, 1963: 62 .

TYPE MATERIAL. — Concholepas fimbriata : syntype BMNH 1985103 , figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 48, fig. 8) . — Coralliobia cancellata : not found (Kay 1965: 85). — Coralliobia sculptilis : not found (Kay 1965: 86). — Coralliobia smithi : holotype BMNH 94.4 .5.17, figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl 45, fig. 5) . — Coralliobia densicostata : syntype KPM NG0120043 , figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 45, fig. 6) and by Higo et al. (2001: 66, G2411) [examined good photographs only] .

TYPE LOCALITY.— C. fimbriata : Cagayan, Mindanao , Philippines . — C. cancellata: Hawaiian Islands [ Sandwich Islands ] . — C. sculptilis: Hawaiian Islands [ Sandwich Islands ] . — C. smithi: Macclesfield Bank , China Sea . — C. densicostata: Nase, Amami-Oshima , Japan.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Coral Sea. MUSORSTOM 5: stn 264, Norfolk Ridge. CHALCAL 2: stn CP 19, 24°43’S, 168°10’E, 271 Banc Capel, 25°20’S, 159°44’E, 56 m, 1 dd . — CORAIL 2: stn m, 1 dd. — SMIB 5: stn DW 79, 23°41’S, 168°01’E, 285 m, 1 DW 70, Plateau des Chesterfield , 19°15’S, 158°27’E, 54 m, 1 dd . — SMIB 8: stn DW 169, 23°37’S, 167°42’E, 447-450 m, 1 dd; dd. stn DW 182-184, 23°18’- 23°19’S, 168°05’E, 305-367 m, 1 lv. — New Caledonia proper. LAGON: stn 428, Grand Récif Sud , BATHUS 3: stn CP 805, Banc Jumeau Ouest, 23°41’S, 168°01’E, 22°41’S, 167°16’E, 56 m, 1 dd; stn 640, Secteur de Yaté, 278-310 m, 2 lv .

21°55’S, 166°46’E, 50-80 m, 1 dd (Fig. 47); stn 657, Secteur Loyalty Islands. Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1435, Baie du Santal, de Thio, 21°48’S, 166°34’E, 40-42 m, 1 dd; stn 830, Secteur de 20°55.2’S, 167°00.7’E, 5-30 m, 1 dd (Fig. 163) dd juv; stn 1436, Poindimié, 20°49’S, 165°19’E, 105-110 m, 5 dd . — EXPÉDITION Baie du Santal, 20°55.5’S, 167°04.2’E, 10-20 m, 2 dd juv; stn MONTROUZIER: stn 1271, Secteur de Touho, 20°52.7’S, 1441, 20°46.4’S, 167°02.2’E, 20 m, 2 dd juv; stn 1459, 20°47’S, 165°19.5’E, 5-25 m, 2 dd; stn 1316, Secteur de Koumac , 167°03’E, 55-80 m, 1 dd juv; stn 1467, 20°46.6’S, 167°05.4’E, 20°40’S, 164°11.2’E, 12 m, 1 dd juv; stn 1316, 20°40’- 20°40.6’S, 90 m, 1 lv .

164°11.2’- 164°12.1’E, 55-57 m, 4 dd; stn 1374, Grotte Merlet, Fiji. BORDAU 1: stn DW 1393, 16°45’S, 179°59’E, 426-487 m, 22°40’S, 166°37.9’E, 20-35 m, 3 dd juv. 1 dd.

DISTRIBUTION. — Tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific ( Kay 1979; Kosuge & Suzuki 1985). Present material, live in 90-305 m, empty shells in 12-447 m.

REMARKS. — Protoconch of 3.2 conical whorls, 650 Μm high, 620 Μm wide at the base. Protoconch-I of about 1 whorl, sculptured with pustules over the entire surface. Protoconch-II of about 2.2 whorls, with 2 spiral keels, sculptured with a series of subsutural prosocline threads and a series of tubercules over each keel. Abapical keel starting early on the second protoconch whorl, adapical one starting at the end of the second protoconch whorl.

Coralliophila fimbriata is the type species of Coralliobia H. & A. Adams, 1853. I prefer to keep this and the next species in Coralliophila s.l. until the systematics of coralliophilines is clarified and relationships with other nominal genera (e.g. Emozamia ) have been reviewed.