Amussium alcocki Smith, 1894: 172 New species and new records of deep-water Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the South Pacific Dijkstra, Henk H. Maestrati, Philippe Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 77 114 6VY3F (Smith, 1894) Smith 1894 [272,704,1757,1781] Bivalvia Propeamussiidae Propeamussium Animalia Pectinida 1 78 Mollusca species alcocki    Amussium alcockiSmith, 1894: 172, pl. 5, figs 15-16.  MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The typematerial (see Dijkstra 1995: 33spms; stn CP 1415, 16˚31’S, 179˚00’W, 670-682 m, 1 spm; 13, figs 133-137). stn CP 1460, 18˚47’S, 178˚47’W, 750-767 m, 2 spms; stn CP Solomon. SALOMON 1: stn CP 1750, 09°15.6’S, 159°54.6’E, 1491, 18˚50’S, 178˚27’W, 777-787 m, 2 spms; stn CP 1502, 693- 696 m, 3 lv; stn CP 1751, 09°10.4’S, 159°53.0’E, 749-799 18˚21’S, 178˚27’W, 640-660 m, 2 spms; stn CP 1504, 18˚13’S, m, 1 lv; stn CP 1753, 09°02.7’S, 159°49.4’E, 1001-1012 m, 178˚34’W, 427-440 m, 1 spm. 4 spms.  Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn CP 1625, 23˚28’S, 176˚22’W, 824 m,  Fiji. BORDAU 1: stn CP 1413, 16˚10’S, 179˚24’W, 669-676 m, 6 spms.  DISTRIBUTION. — Gulf of Aden, LaccadiveSea, Bay of Bengal, Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands( Dijkstra 1995: 13), Indonesia(Dijkstra & Kastoro 1997: 247), Norfolk Island(Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 74), Wallis and Futunaand Vanuatu( Dijkstra 2001: 74); live in 750-1353 m. New records for the Solomon Islands, Fijiand Tonga. Present material live in 440-1001 m.  REMARKS. — The present material is similar to the typespecimens, although somewhat darker in colour (brownish, whitish is typical) and slightly more elongate ( typespecimens nearly circular).