New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia Scarabino, Victor Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 215 268 7P6S3 Cossmann 1888 [272,455,890,913] Scaphopoda Laevidentaliidae Laevidentalium Animalia Dentaliida 29 244 Mollusca genus    Laevidentalium sominium- Scarabino 1995: 296. No material cited from New Caledonia.  MATERIAL EXAMINED. —   New Caledoniaproper.BATHUS 2: stn CP 743, Passe de Boulari, 22°36’S, 166°26’E,  713-950 m, 1 dd.  DISTRIBUTION. — Japanand New Caledonia. First record for New Caledonia.  REMARKS. — The best illustration of the holotype(NSMT-Mo 69572, from Sagami Bay, 35°03.6’N, 139°22.4’E, 1320- 1400 m, Japan) was published by Higo et al.(2001: 187, fig. S 26). Scarabino (1995) included it in the genus  Rhabdus. However, as I have not been able to study the radula, I here retain it in  Laevidentaliumwith a question mark. On the other hand, based on radular morphology, notably of the rachidians, Steiner (1999: 155)suggested that it should be placed in  Episiphon; however, he did not transfer it, retaining it in  Laevidentalium, but it was later transferred by Steiner & Kabat (2004: 645). However, Steiner’s drawing of the radula ( Steiner 1999: fig. 8) calls attention to the similarity of the lateral and marginal teeth to those of  Rhabdus perceptum(Scarabino 1995: 298, fig. 102j). Thus, faced with the difficulties of identifying smooth-shelled dentaliid scaphopods, I agree with Steiner’s call for urgent studies of both the radula and other anatomical features to clarify the status of scaphopod families and genera. Order GADILIDA Starobogatov, 1974  Suborder ENTALIMORPHA Steiner, 1992 Family ENTALINIDAE Chistikov, 1979 Subfamily ENTALININAE Chistikov, 1979 de Boulari New Caledonia 831 -22.6 Passe de Boulari 1259 166.43333 29 244 1