Hirtomurex filiaregis (Kurohara, 1959) (Fig. 10A, B)

Latiaxis filiaregis Kurohara, 1959: 342-344 .

TYPE MATERIAL. — Possibly lost (Kosuge & Suzuki 1985: 25).

TYPE LOCALITY. — Tosa Bay, Southern Shikoku, Japan.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Banc Arago, BENTHAUS, stn DW 1973, 23°23.5’S, 150°43.9’W, 200-350 m, 1 dd (Fig. 10A, B).

DISTRIBUTION. — West Pacific. From southern Japan to the Philippines, 100-200 m, “rocks” (Higo et al. 1999: 221). Norfolk Ridge, alive in 390-540 m (Oliverio 2008b). Austral Islands, one empty shell in 200- 350 m.

REMARKS

The single shell is worn and partly damaged, but it is easily identified. This is a significant extension eastward of its range.