Amauropsis bransfieldensis ( Preston, 1916 )

Zettler, Michael L. & Bick, Andreas, 2025, Molluscs from a shallow bay of King George Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands): An annotated checklist with new distributional records, Zootaxa 5631 (3), pp. 401-450 : 432

39. Amauropsis bransfieldensis ( Preston, 1916) [ Figs 15A–C ]

Lunatia bransfieldensis Preston, 1916: 270 , pl. 13, fig. 2

Material examined. • 7 spms, Stn. 2; • 1 spm, Stn. 3; • 1 spm, Stn. 6; • 7 spms, Stn. 12; • 1 spm, Stn. 14.

Type locality. Bransfield Straits near the South Shetland Islands at a depth of 27 m (from a fish stomach).

Bathymetric distribution. 15–100 m.

Substrate. Soft bottom.

Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA: -. SUBANTARCTICA: -. SCOTIA ARC: South Shetland Islands. SOUTH AMERICA: -.

Remarks. We found a few specimens in depths between 15 and 100 m. The largest specimen has a height of 8.8 mm. The species is already known from the Maxwell Bay.

References. Engl (2012).

Figures

FIGURE 15. A–C: Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916); D–G: Onoba kergueleni (E. A. Smith, 1875); H–K: Onoba filostria (Melvill & Standen, 1912); L–O: Subonoba gelida (E. A. Smith, 1907). Unless otherwise indicated, the scale is always 1 mm.