Episiphon virginieae Scarabino, 1995

Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 215-268 : 240-242

Episiphon virginieae Scarabino, 1995

Episiphon virginieae Scarabino, 1995: 288 , fig. 92 (erroneously captioned E. subrectum ), 95e. Material cited: 1 lot (12 spms) from Loyalty Islands, live in 282 m.

NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Loyalty Islands. Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1649, Baie du Santal, 20°54.2 S, 167°01.1’E, 150- 200 m, 5 dd .

FIG. 2. a, Dentalium sp.1 , MNHN ( 22.6 mm), New Caledonia, EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER stn 1286, general view,apical section. b, Dentalium poindimiensis n. sp., holotype MNHN 20070 ( 7.5 mm), New Caledonia, LAGON stn 830, sections of apex, mid-region and oral aperture. c, Dentalium malekulaensis n. sp., apical details, sections of shell, details of sculpture. d, Antalis alis n. sp., holotype MNHN 20080 ( 86.4 mm), Norfolk Ridge, BATHUS 2 stn DW 720, details of apex. e, Paradentalium kabati n. sp., holotype MNHN 20072 ( 50 mm), Vanuatu, MUSORSTOM 8 stn DW 1048, apex and sections. f, Compressidentalium legoffi n. sp., holotype MNHN 20092 ( 19.7 mm),Norfolk Ridge,SMIB 8 stn DW 193-196, general view,details of apex. g, Dentalium debitusae n. sp., holotype MNHN 20066 ( 21 mm), Norfolk Ridge, SMIB 8 stns DW 146-147, general view, details of apex. h, Compressidentalium harasewychi n. sp., holotype MNHN 20089 ( 27 mm), New Caledonia, BATHUS 4 stn DW 919, apex, apical and oral sections. i, Fustiaria steineri n. sp., holotype MNHN 20099 ( 38.5 mm), New Caledonia, BATHUS 4 stn DW 914, details of apex, sections of shells.

DISTRIBUTION. — Loyalty Islands, live in 282 m.