Florarctus heimi Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965

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59. Florarctus heimi Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965

Florarctus heimi n. sp. ( Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant 1965, 1966) Florarctus heimi Delamare Deboutteville et Renaud-Mornant, 1965 ( Renaud-Mornant 1967b) Terra typica : Coral Sea ( New Caledonia)

Coral Sea:

• 22°00′30′′S, 165°56′48′′E; 4 m bsl: [FAO71] Type Locality: New Caledonia, Saint Vincent Bay, Grand Ténia Island, coarse coral sand. Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant (1965, 1966), Renaud- Mornant (1967b)

Indian Ocean:

• 03°29′N, 72°47′E; 58 m bsl: [FAO51] Republic of the Maldives, Ari Sud Atoll, coarse sand. Gallo et al. (2007)

Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Coral Sea: 1, Indian Ocean: 1; total: 2.

Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO51: 1, FAO71: 1; total: 2.

Remarks: This species was described from the Coral Sea in the shallow subtidal zone, but more recently from the Indian Ocean from quite deep in the subtidal zone. We think that the presence of this species in the Indian Ocean needs confirmation.