Propeamussium rubrotinctum (Oyama, 1951)

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 : 83-84

Propeamussium rubrotinctum (Oyama, 1951)

Parvamussium (Parvamussium) rubrotinctum Oyama, 1951: 81 , pl. 13, figs 8-10.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The type material (see Dijkstra 1995: stn CP 1468, 18˚16’S, 178˚41’W, 478-500 m, 26 spms; stn CP 21). 1476, 19˚41’S, 178˚11’W, 310-420 m, 3 spms, 2 lv, 1 rv; stn Norfolk Ridge. NORFOLK 1: stn DW 1680, 24°45’S, 168°10’E, DW 1477, 20˚58’S, 178˚45’W, 390-405 m, 12 spms, 1 lv; stn 385-392 m, 3 spms, 1 lv, 1 rv. CP 1478, 20˚59’S, 178˚44’W, 386-396 m, 4 spms, 1 lv; stn DW Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn CP 1318, 17˚16’S, 178˚03’E, 330- 1479, 20˚58’S, 178˚45’W, 441-506 m, 26 spms, 1 lv, 8 rv; stn CP 335 m, 15 spms; stn DW 1340, 16˚57’S, 177˚38’E, 303-365 1481, 20˚57’S, 178˚45’W, 441-506 m, 141 spm; stn DW 1485, m, 3 lv, 1 rv; stn DW 1347, 17˚31’S, 178˚40’E, 344-349 m, 2 19˚03’S, 178˚30’W, 700-707 m, 1 lv, 2 rv; stn CP 1496, 18˚43’S, spms, 3 lv, 5 rv; stn CP 1348, 17˚30’S, 178˚40’E, 353-390 m, 15 178˚23’W, 392-407 m, 5 spms, 6 lv, 14 rv; stn DW 1497, 18˚44’S, spms, 3 lv; stn DW 1350, 17˚33’S, 178˚38’E, 198-200 m, 1 lv; 178˚25’W, 335-350 m, 2 lv; stn DW 1499, 18˚40’S, 178˚27’W, stn DW 1380, 18˚19’S, 177˚59’E, 321 m, 2 lv, 1 rv . — BORDAU 389-400 m, 1 spm, 1 lv, 3 rv.

1: stn CP 1406, 16˚39’S, 179˚37’E, 360-380 m, 4 spms, 3 lv, 1 Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn CP 1510, 21˚05’S, 175˚23’W, 461-497 rv; stn DW 1410, 16˚06’S, 179˚28’W, 400-410 m, 1 spm, 3 lv, m, 4 spms, 13 lv, 10 rv; stn CP 1526, 21˚16’S, 174˚59’W, 463- 10 rv; stn CP 1411, 16˚05’S, 179˚28’W, 390-403 m, 28 spms; 464 m, 1 lv; stn CP 1565, 20˚58’S, 175˚16’W, 869-880 m, 1 stn CP 1412, 16˚06’S, 179˚28’W, 400-407 m, 15 spms, 8 lv; spm; stn CP 1592, 19˚08’S, 174˚17’W, 391-426 m, 12 spms, 4 stn CP 1415, 16˚31’S, 179˚00’W, 670-682 m, 1 spm; stn DW lv, 1 rv; stn DW 1601, 20˚50’S, 174˚57’W, 200-487 m, 1 spm, 1 1421, 17˚08’S, 178˚59’W, 403-406 m, 13 spms, 15 lv, 17 rv; stn lv, 1 rv; stn DW 1608, 22˚12’S, 175˚27’W, 401-413 m, 1 lv; stn DW 1422, 17˚08’S, 178˚59’W, 360-371 m, 1 lv; stn DW 1423, DW 1628, 23˚22’S, 176˚18’W, 400-416 m, 4 lv, 7 rv; stn DW 17˚08’S, 178˚59’W, 402-410 m, 3 spms, 9 lv, 5 rv; stn DW 1424, 1631, 23˚23’S, 176˚18’W, 407-443 m, 2 spms, 8 lv, 10 rv; stn CP 17˚17’S, 179˚01’W, 385-416 m, 1 spm; stn DW 1425, 17˚17’S, 1641, 21˚09’S, 175˚22’W, 395 m, 2 spms.

179˚01’W, 400-416 m, 1 lv; stn DW 1426, 17˚15’S, 179˚02’W, Solomon Islands. SALOMON 1: stn DW 1760, 08°47’S, 330-367 m, 3 rv; stn CP 1434, 17˚11’S, 178˚41’W, 400-401 m, 160°01’E, 172-179 m, 1 lv.

5 spms; stn DW 1464, 18˚09’S, 178˚38’W, 285-300 m, 1 spm;

DISTRIBUTION. — Japan, South China Sea, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands ( Dijkstra 1995: 21), Indonesia (Dijkstra & Kastoro 1997: 250), Norfolk Island (Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 79), Wallis and Futuna and Vanuatu ( Dijkstra 2001: 81); live in 210- 490 m. New records for the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga. Present material live in 300- 869 m.