Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific Author Oliverio, Marco John T. Huber text Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 481 586 journal article 978-2-85653-614-8 1243-4442 Hirtomurex teramachii (Kuroda, 1959) Fig. 105 Latiaxis teramachi Kuroda, 1959: 322 , pl. 20, fig. 7. TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype TA 1974 , figured by Kosuge & Suzuki (1985: pl. 36, fig. 6) and Higo et al . (2001: 69 , G2471). TYPE LOCALITY. — Tosa Bay , southern Shikoku , Japan . MATERIAL EXAMINED. — New Caledonia proper . BATHUS 3: 780 m , 1 dd. stn DW 838, 23°01’S , 166°56’E , 400-402 m , 1 dd. Vanuatu . MUSORSTOM 8: stn CP 984, 19°20’S , 169°26’E , 480- Loyalty Ridge . MUSORSTOM 6: stn CP 438, 20°23’S , 166°20’E , 544 m , 1 dd (Fig. 105). DISTRIBUTION. — West Pacific : southern Japan, Philippines and Australia , 150-500 m in sandy bottoms (Tsuchiya 2000: 409; Higo et al . 1999: 221). New Caledonia , Loyalty Ridge and Vanuatu , empty shells in 402-780 m . REMARKS. — The identification of the shell from the Loyalty Ridge is tentative, given its poor preservation. Hirtomu- rex teramachii is characterised by its inflated shell and relatively large size for the genus.