Propeamussium sibogai (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1904)

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 : 84-85

Propeamussium sibogai (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1904)

Amussium sibogai Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1904: 207 , figs 1-4.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — The type material (see Dijkstra 1995: 178 ˚27’W, 777-787 m, 1 lv; stn DW 1493, 18˚43’S, 178˚24’W, 23). 429-440 m, 6 spms; stn DW 1496, 18˚43’S, 178˚23’W, 392- Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn CP 1360, 18˚00’S, 178˚48’E, 402- 407 m, 1 spm; stn CP 1505, 18˚12’S, 178˚37’W, 420-450 m, 444 m, 2 spms . — BORDAU 1: stn CP 1395, 16˚45’S, 179˚59’E, 2 spms.

423-500 m, 2 spms; stn CP 1411, 16˚05’S, 179˚28’W, 390-403 Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn CP 1613, 23˚03’S, 175˚47’W, 331-352 m, 1 lv; stn CP 1412, 16˚06’S, 179˚28’W, 400-407 m, 1 spm; stn m, 1 lv; stn DW 1614, 23˚02’S, 175˚51’W, 429-549 m, 5 lv, 3 DW 1421, 17˚08’S, 178˚59’W, 403-406 m, 1 spm; stn CP 1468, rv.

18˚16’S, 178˚41’W, 478-500 m, 1 rv; stn CP 1481, 20˚57’S, Solomon. SALOMON 1: stn DW 1835, 10°10’S, 161°24’E, 464- 178˚45’W, 441-506 m, 1 spm, 1 lv; stn CP 1491, 18˚50’S, 482 m, 1 lv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Southeast Africa, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, northwest Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands ( Dijkstra 1995: 23), Kermadec Islands (Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 79), Wallis and Futuna and Vanuatu ( Dijkstra 2001: 81); live in 183- 710 m. New records for the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga. Present material live in 406- 441 m.

REMARKS. — The present material is similar to the holotype, although the shells are more fragile and transparent whitish with white internal ribs, whereas the holotype is generally pale brownish with dark brownish ribs.