Gemmula pseudogranosa (Nomura, 1940)

(Pl. 2, fig. 4)

Turris (Gemmula) pseudogranosa Nomura, 1940: 112, pl. I, figs. 2a, 2b. Gemmula pseudogranosa . — Tucker, 2004: 1264.

Material examined. ECS. 1 spm, CN V469B-41, 27 °20’N, 126°00’E, fine sand, 162 m, AT, 10. X. 1975. Measurements (mm).

CN Length Width (mm) Aperture (mm) W/L A/L V469B-41 20.9 6.2 7.5 0.30 0.36 Diagnosis. Shell medium in size, 20.9 mm in height; with very elongated turreted spire and short anterior canal. Spire about 2.5 times of height of aperture plus anterior canal. Spire whorls sculptured firstly with strong flat subsutural fold, composed of two closely spaced cords, with a less prominently projecting gemmate bicarinate peripheral keel. Color uniformly buff.

Distribution. East China Sea, Taiwan.