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l{ussarias alubas:teroides o" §F., a ne\M nassariidl spesies froul the tropical South PaciÍic Oceatr (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) H. H. Kool Honoraqr associate of the deparhent of Malacology, Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam. Magnolialaan 21, 6951 NV Dieren, The Netherlands, (
[email protected])
ABSTRACT speeies, ,Nirssoríars alabasteyoídes n. sp", is desoribed ftor,n New Caledouia, tho Chestoffield Islands and heen collected during several expe itions of,the Mlt{trtrN, Faris" Key words: Nassariidae, Nassarias, taxonomy, tropical South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands, Vanuatu
A new deepwater Vamratu.
trt trles
§pe locality.-
INTRODUCTION
Mer du Coraitr, Banc Capeï, 24"49'S" n59"34' E, depth 223 m MUSORSTONI 5: stn D\S2701"
Chester,fletrd Islands,
During the canrpaign CHALCAn tr in tr9E4 and the carnpaign MUSORSTOM 5 in 1986, both to the Chesterfield Islands and organized by the MNHN, several members of the family Nassariidae have been collected. Amongst thern a new species, described hene as Nussarias elebtflcroides n. sp. which w,as also coïlected during ssveral othu campaigns,
Paratypes.Campagne MUSORSTOM 5 (1986): Mer du Corail, Barna Capetr, stn DW265,25"21,,'
I90-26CI lïtr, MNHN 2t89ï/7+4slc, RN{NH.MOL. 113609/1; §tn DW266, 25"20' S 159"46' 8,24A m, MNHN
S, 159"45 E',
namely MUSORSTOM 4
(1985), MUSORSTOM 6 (1989), BATHUS t (1993) and BATHUS 4 (1994) to New Caledonia, and MUSORSTOM I (I9%) to Yanuatu-
2l89412+7alc, HK 147.01/2; stn DW270, 24"49' S, 159"34' 8,223 m, MNHN 2189Ai3,
ZÀ44 Moll" 4.09.SI2i1; Banc Argo"
AtsBREVIATÏON§
alc HK MNHN
: :
specimen(s) preserved in alcohol
Private collection H. H- Kool, Dieren, The Netherlands : Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris,
Description ofthe holo§'pe (Figs 1-3).Shell elongate-ovate, height 24.7 rrlrm, width 11.6 mm, thin, shiny. Frotosonqh of approxirnately 3 nl2 whorls, iast two carinate. Teleoconsh ofl 6 n/3 convex whorls, first five finely and regularly ribbed.
France
sp. : RMN[,{ : n.
stn
ZMA
RMBR
stn
S,
159'*28'E, 30S rn, RlvlBR ZRC.MOL" 287913; s& stn DV/294,23"IX'S, 159"30'E,272 m, MNHN ?1892i8.
DC29l, 23"S8'
new species Nationaal Natuurhistorisqh h{useum, Leiden, The Netherlands : station : Zoölogisch Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Republic of Singapore
Body whorl only with fine growth lines and some very low ribs near the outerlip, suture crenulate and channelled. Spiral sculpture
consisting af 3-7 spiral ridges, over-riding ribs on the first 34 teleoconch wlmrls and getting obsolete on the 4'h whort; 5 frne grooves at
SYSTEMATTCS
hase.
Family: Na-ssariidae Genus: Nassarius Duméril, 1806 (type species Buccinum areularius (Linnaeus, 1 758)
Aperture oval, slightly descending. Margin of outer lip with narro*' edge of callus, smooth except for 2-3 blunt denticles anteriorly. Posterior denticle on outer lip and pronounced parietal denticle result in a nalrow, but well'defined anal canal. Inside outer lip with about tr4 short trirae, Cotrumeltra with sorne weak f,'oids, cotrunrenhr callurs somewhst elevated anteriorly,
Nassarias alabasteroides n. sp.
(Fies l-6) FJolotype.-
MNHN 21E89. Height 24.V mrn, width Ílm.
1X.6
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Kool, 2A09: Nassarius alabasteroides well bordered and thickening above anal canal. Siphonal area with 34 weak pleats. Colour off-white, body whorl with three faint bands. Aperture white. Operculum yellow, stongly
Sud Lansdowne, stn CP264l, 20o48'S, 160"59' E, MNHN/I.
Campagne MUSORSTOM 6 (1989), Ride des Loyauté, stn DW392, 20"47'S, 167o05'F.,340 m, MNHN/I. Campagne BATHUS (1993), 165"57' E, East coast, stn DW654,21"17' 237-298 m, MNHN/2. Campagne BATHUS 4 (1994), North and West coast, stn CP897, 20o16' S, 163"52' E, 305-350 m, MNHN/I.
serrated.
S
Other material examined.NEW CALEDONIA: Campagne CHALCAL
I (1984). Chester{ield Islands: stn D 63, Mer du Corail, Banc Nova, 22"L1' S, 159"15' E, 305 m, MNHN/7; shr D64, 22"1I' S, 159o15' E, 305 m, MNHN/6; stn D66, 22"26' S, 159o20' E, 32A m, MNHN/l+l; stn D67, 22"35'S, 159o09'8,277 m, MNHN/I. Campagne MUSORSTOM 4 (1985), shr cc175, 18o59' S, 163"17', E, 355 m, MNHN/Ialc. Campagne MUSORSTOM 5 (1986): Banc Capel, stn 255, 2lol5' S, 159o55' 8,280-295 m, MNHN/3; stn DW258, 25"33'5, 159o46'E, 300 m, MNHN/2+lalc; stn DW263,25o21'S, 159"46' E, 150-225 m, MNHN/I; stn CP276, 24"49' S, 159o41' E, 258-269 m, MNHN/3. Banc Kelso, stn DW282,24"L2' S, 159"32' E, 226-230 m, MNHN/5; stn CP289,24"02' S, 159"38' E, 273 rn, MNHNI2; Banc Argo, CP293, 23"09' S, 159o31' E, 280 m, MNHN/I; stn DV/295, 23o13' S, 159"32' E, 279 m, MNHN/6; str DW296,23o13' S, 159"36' E, 278 m, MNHN/3. Banc Nova, stn DW304, 22"1A' S, 15926' E,385420 m, MNHN/I; str DW312, 22"17' S, l5go25'8, 315-320 m, MNHNR; stn CP315, 22"25' S, 159"27' E, 330-335 m, MNHN/I; stn CP318, 22"27' S, l59o2l' E, 330 m, MNHN/2alc; stn CP320, 22o25'S, l59ol3'E,315 m, MNHN/I.
I
VANUATU: Campagne MUSORSTOM
8
(1994), stn CPl102, 15o04'S, 167"09'E, 208210 m,
MNHN/I.
Variation.Some specimens more elongate and more slender. The suture of the body whorl can be deeply channeled, but can also be ledged only. It can be crenulate, but incidentally the knobs on the suture appear as a start of axial ribbing. Dead-collected specimens tend to become yellowish with more pronounced bands. Size rangrng fuom24 to 29 mm. Habitat.On coral sand at depths between 150-500 m.
Distribution.Chesterfield Islands, Mer du Coral (Coral Sea), New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Etymology.The name is based on the white, marble-like, translucent mineral alabaster. Rernarks.-
Cemohors§ (1991: 201) identified this new species as Nassariss (Zewis) siquijorensis
Qampagne EBISCO (2005): Banc Capel, sfir
(A. Adams,
G2498, 24"45' S, 159o43' E, 367-536 m, MNHN/3; stn CP2499,24"53' S, 159o52' E, 28G529 m, MNHNll. Banc Nova Sud, stn DW2522, 22"46',5, l5g"2l' E, 310-319 m, MNHN/I; sfir DW2523,22"45' S, 159"22' E, 325-400 m, MNHN/I; stn CP2524,2246' S, 159"29'E, 315-325 m, MNHN/3; stn CP2529, 22"47'5, 159"23' E, 330-340 m, MNHN/I.
1852), a difÈrent species, in Kool Q007:89, figs
discussed and Íigured
l7-Zq. The latter is finely ribbed all over the shell and not as light in weight as the new species. According to Cernohors§ (1991: 202) its distribution is from the Red Sea to Japan and New Caledonia. The last region of occruïence
of N. siquijorensis is
on his
probably
misidentiÍication of N. alabasteroides n. sp. Nassarius siquijorensis does not occur in the Red Sea (Dekker 2000: 28), nor is it known from Japan. The uN. siquijorensisu figured in Okutani (2000: pl. 221, frg.35) is a wïong identification and represents N. euglltptus (Kool, 2007: 89).
based
Banc Nova Nord, stn 2532,22"15' S, 159"27'
E, 350 m, MNHN/2; stn DW2533, 22"18' S, 159o28' E, 360-370 m, MNHN/3; stn DW2538, 22"20' S, 159"25' E, 3lg-323 m, MNHN/5, l{K- 147.0211; sftr CP2540, 22o16' S, 159"26' 8,323-331 m, MNHN/9; stn CP2542, 22"15' S, 159"25' E, 335-338 m, MNHN/2.
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Nassafius siquiiorensisÍs is a species from the western Pacific, especially the coasts of the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
from New Caledonian waters. 7. Mémoires Muséum nationul d'Histoire natutelle (A),
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dekker, H. &, Z. Orlin, 2000. Check-list of Red Sea Mollusca. Spirula 47 (supplement): l-46
I
am grateful to Dr P. Bouchet (MNHN) for
giving me the opportunity to study the nassariid species collected during several expeditions and the nassariid type material. I am grateful to Barbara Buge (MNHN) for the
of the holotype and Virginie Héros (ivINH$ for the communication. I thank Robert G. Moolenbeek and Bram van der Bijl (both ZMA) for their assistance' This article was reviewed by two anonymous
photographs
referees.
150: 187-204
Kool, H. H., 2007. Nassarius garuda n. sp. a new deepwater species from the Indonesian Tanimbar and Kai Islands and a review of the species N. crematus (Hinds, 1844), N' iuglyptus (Sowerby III, t9l4) and N' siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852). Miscellanea Malacologica 2:87-92 Tsuchiya, K., 2000. Nassuriidae. pp. 438-451'
In: Okutani, T. (editor) Marine Mollusks in Japan. To§o: Tokai University Press. xlviii,
I Koo[, 2AA9 : Nas s arius alabasteroides
tr'igs 1-6. Nassariidae. Nassarius alabasteroides n. sp., Chesterfield Islands, Mer du Corail, Banc Capel. l-3. Holotype; 24'49'3 159"34'8, 223 m, height 24.7 mm (MNHN 21889); 4-6. Para6pe; 25o20'§ 159o46'E, 240 m, height 27.0 mm
(MNrrN 21894).
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