Stenosarina, Cooper, 1977

Bitner, Maria Aleksandra & Logan, Alan, 2016, Recent Brachiopoda from the Mozambique-Madagascar area, western Indian Ocean, Zoosystema 38 (1), pp. 5-41 : 14

Stenosarina sp.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — South Madagascar. ATIMO VATAE, stn DW 3555, 2 ventral valves with partly damaged anterior part.

DEPTH RANGE. — 455- 458 m.

REMARKS

Of the eight present-day species of Stenosarina known ( Logan 2007) only S. crosnieri ( Cooper, 1983) has been recorded from the Indian Ocean , where it has been identified from 430-700 m depth off the north-western side of Madagascar ( Cooper 1983). The two specimens recorded here from South Madagascar extend the geographical range of the genus but, while the material is poorly preserved, the smooth surface, small concave symphytium and nearly straight beak are characteristic of Stenosarina and suggest attribution to this genus.