Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850)

(Fig. 2D)

Cerithium rugulosum C. B. Adams, 1850: 121-122 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Guadeloupe. KARUBENTHOS 1 • 1 sh; sta. GS13; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. GB14; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. GB30; MNHN. — KARUBENTHOS 2 • 1 sh; sta. DW4586; MNHN. Martinique. MADIBENTHOS. ‘Nord Atlantique’ • 1 sh; sta. AD244; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AD260; MNHN • 2 sh; sta. AD261; MNHN • 2 sh; sta. AD263; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AD265; MNHN • 4 sh; sta. AD275; MNHN. — ‘Sud Atlantique’ • 1 sh; sta. AB120; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AB185; MNHN. — ‘Nord Caraibe’ • 1 sh; sta. AD277; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AD280; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AS363; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AS576; MNHN. ‘Sud Caraibe’ • 1 sh; sta. AD067; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AB150; MNHN • 1 sh; sta. AD218; MNHN. ‘Baie de Fort-de-France’ • 1 sh; sta. AB398; MNHN.

BATHYMETRIC DISTRIBUTION. — Recorded depth in Guadeloupe: 16-50 m; one intact adult shell obtained by KARUBENTHOS 2 between 204-251 m, but it must be regarded with caution. Recorded depth in Martinique: 2- 80 m. Previous recorded depth in the West Atlantic: 0-198 m (Fernandes & Pimenta 2020).

REMARKS

The shell from Guadeloupe illustrated by Rolán & Fernández-Garcés (2015: fig. 4G) and Lamy & Pointier (2018: pl. 92, fig. 3) as M. rugulosa actually refers to M. taeniolata (Dall, 1889) .