Parvamussium torresi (Smith, 1885)

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2008, New species and new records of deep-water Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the South Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 77-114 : 95

Parvamussium torresi (Smith, 1885)

Amussium torresi Smith, 1885: 311 , pl. 23, figs 3-3b.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The type material (see Dijkstra 1995: 327-360 m, 12 spms; stn DW 1587, 18˚37’S, 173˚54’W, 309- 36, figs 125-128). 400 m, 1 spm, 2 lv, 7 rv; stn DW 1589, 18˚39’S, 173˚54’W, Loyalty Islands . LIFOU 2000: stn 1461, 20˚54.0’S, 167˚02.1’E, 281 m, 1 lv, 4 rv; stn DW 1602, 20˚49’S, 174˚57’W, 263-320 m, 100-120 m, 2 lv, 5 rv. 2 spms, 4 lv, 4 rv; stn DW 1604, 22˚16’S, 175˚17’W, 227-350 m, Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn DW1388, 18˚19’S, 178˚02’E, 313- 2 rv; stn DW 1606, 22˚16’S, 175˚20’W, 313-316 m, 1 spm, 7 446 m, 2 lv, 6 rv . — BORDAU 1: stn DW 1450, 16˚44’S, 179˚58’E, lv, 3 rv; stn DW 1607, 22˚15’S, 175˚23’W, 356-367 m, 1 lv, 1 327-420 m, 1 lv; stn DW 1464, 18˚09’S, 178˚38’W, 285-300 m, rv; stn DW 1611, 23˚00’S, 175˚47’W, 278-323 m, 31 lv, 28 rv; 1 lv, 8 rv; stn DW 1465, 18˚09’S, 178˚39’W, 290-300 m, 1 spm, stn DW 1612, 23˚02’S, 175˚47’W, 327-342 m, 4 spms, 62 lv, 10 rv; stn CP 1506, 18˚09’S, 178˚37’W, 294-300 m, 1 spm. 54 rv; stn DW 1614, 23˚02’S, 175˚51’W, 429-549 m, 15 lv, 14 Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn CP 1510, 21˚05’S, 175˚23’W, 461-497 rv; stn DW 1615, 23˚03’S, 175˚53’W, 482-504 m, 2 lv, 1 rv; stn m, 1 rv; stn DW 1517, 21˚21’S, 175˚07’W, 342 m, 2 lv, 1 rv; DW 1634, 21˚45’S, 175˚20’W, 321-322 m, 3 lv, 1 rv; stn DW stn DW 1518, 21˚21’S, 175˚07’W, 336-347 m, 2 lv, 1 rv; stn 1635, 21˚44’S, 175˚20’W, 320-323 m, 5 lv, 1 rv; stn DW 1636, DW 1524, 21˚17’S, 175˚00’W, 351-354 m, 11 lv, 7 rv; stn DW 21˚44’S, 175˚20’W, 321-331 m, 1 rv .

1537, 21˚41’S, 175˚19’W, 391-421 m, 3 lv, 1 rv; stn DW 1540, Solomon Islands. SALOMON 1: stn DW 1834, 10°12’S, 21˚15’S, 175˚14’W, 317-329 m, 4 lv, 5 rv; stn CP 1541, 21˚15’S, 161°18’E, 225-281 m, 6 lv, 2 rv.

175˚14’W, 319-333 m, 1 spm; stn DW 1583, 18˚37’S, 174˚03’W,

DISTRIBUTION. — Southern Philippines, Indonesia, Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia, Norfolk Ridge, Loyalty Islands, New Hebrides Arc ( Dijkstra 1995: 36) and Wallis and Futuna ( Dijkstra 2001: 87); live in 205- 355 m. New records for the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga. Present material live in 300- 327 m.