Tritonoturris scalaris (Hinds 1843)

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Clavatula scalaris Hinds, 1843, p. 39. – Hinds, 1844: 18, pl. 6, fig. 2. Type locality: Straits of Macassar [Makassar], Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 12 fath. (22 m).

Pleurotoma scalaris – Reeve, 1845, pl. 26, sp. 233. Clathurella scalaris – Tryon, 1884, p. 287, pl. 16, fig. 78. Tritonoturris concinnus Li and Li, 2007b, p. 79 . Type locality: SCS, 21°00 ′ N, 114° 00 ′ E, 78 m. Tritonoturris scalaris – BQ. Li, XZ. LI, Kilburn, Li et al. 2010a, p. 196, figs 3, 4, 12.

Material examined

Clavatula scalaris: Holotype BMNH 1879.2.26.95, ex Lombe Taylor colln, slightly chalky. Tritonoturris concinnus: Holotype MBMCAS, RN MBM081112, SCS, 21° 00 ′ N, 114°00 ′ E, 78 m, 10 April 1959, AT; paratype MBMCAS, RN MBM081113, SCS, 22°00 ′ N, 116°00 ′ E, silty mud, 84 m, 22 April 1960, AT .

Distribution

South China Sea; West Thailand to Indonesia.