Callochiton puniceus (Gould, 1846)

Rosenfeld, Sebastian, Aldea, Cristian, Mansilla, Andres, Marambio, Johanna & Ojeda, Jaime, 2015, Richness, systematics, and distribution of molluscs associated with the macroalga Gigartina skottsbergii in the Strait of Magellan, Chile: A biogeographic affinity study, ZooKeys 519, pp. 49-100 : 54

Callochiton puniceus (Gould, 1846) Fig. 3C

Material examined.

76 spm (2 × 2.5 - 11 × 6 mm).

Synonymy.

See Kaas and Van Belle (1985).

Remarks.

Morphologically, this species is similar to Stenosemus exaratus (G.O. Sars, 1878) but differs by presenting a wider perinotum, black pigmented aesthetes, and different elements of the dorsal perinotum ( Schwabe 2009). In relation to its colour, Sirenko (2006) mentioned that it can vary from white to red.

Distribution.

Magellanic: Puerto Montt ( Dell 1971), Gulf of Corcovado ( Cárdenas et al. 2008), and Puerto Edén ( Dell 1971); Strait of Magellan ( Dell 1964, Sirenko 2006): eastern micro-basin of the Strait of Magellan ( Ríos et al. 2003), Punta Santa María (this record), Inútil Bay ( USNM 2010), Cape Froward ( USNM 2010), and Carlos III Island ( Aldea et al. 2011a); Puerto Williams ( Dell 1971), Róbalo Bay ( Dell 1971), Orange Bay ( Rochebrune and Mabille 1889), Hermite Islands ( Dell 1971), Seno Grandi ( Dell 1971), and Cape Horn ( Kaas and Van Belle 1985, USNM 2010); Chubut ( Bigatti 2010), Malvinas/Falkland Islands ( Dell 1964, Sirenko 2006), and Staten Island ( Sirenko 2006). SO: Queen Maud Land ( Smirnov et al. 2000), Enderby Land ( Smirnov et al. 2000), and Amery Ice-Shelf ( Constable et al. 2007).