Fustiaria nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922)

Scarabino, Victor, 2008, New species and new records of scaphopods from New Caledonia, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 215-268 : 235-236

Fustiaria nipponica (Yokoyama, 1922)

Fustiaria nipponica - Scarabino 1995: 277, fig 83, 88e. Material cited: 78 lots (208 spms) from Chesterfield Plateau, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, live in 6- 71 m.

Fustiaria stenoschizum - Lamprell & Healy 1998: 100, figs 99D, 105B, 106, 108 (non F. stenoschizum Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897 ).

NEW MATERIAL EXAMINED. — North of New Caledonia. 20°36.2’S, 164°11.0’E, 12-15 m, 3 lv, 5 d; stn 1306, Infernet PALEO-SURPRISE: stn DW 1382, 18°26.5’S, 163°05.9’E, 41- channel, 20°39.1’S, 164°12.4’E, 11-13 m, 9 lv, 10 dd; stn 1307, 42 m, 1 dd; stn DW 1384, 18°24.1’S, 163°04.0’E, 47-48 m, 2 dd; Passe du Baron, 20°33.7’S, 164°10.3’E, 12 m, 1 lv; stn 1309, stn DW 1390, 18°27.5’S, 163°08.7’E, 38 m, 2 dd; stn DW 1394, parage de l’Ilot Kendec, 20°40.5’S, 164°13.4’E, 18 m, 1 lv; stn 18°18.4’S, 163°03.1’E, 36 m, 3 dd; stn DW 1396, 18°20.7’S, 1321, Passe Deverd, 20°44.7’S 164°14.9’E, 90-115 m, 1 dd; stn 163°04.7’E, 39 m, 1 dd. 1322, Passe Deverd, 20°45.2’S, 164°15.2’E, 53-71 m, 3 dd New Caledonia proper. Nouméa: stn 1347, Grand Récif Aboré, Loyalty Islands. Lifou. LIFOU 2000: stn 1411, Baie du Santal, 22°23.6’S, 166°20.1’E, 10 m, 4 lv, 5 dd; stn 1368, Ilot Goé- 20°47.6’S, 167°10.35’E, 4-8 m, 4 lv, 21 dd; stn 1413, 20°55.3’S, land, 22°24.3’S, 166°20.7’E, 10 m, 8 lv, 18 dd; stn 1369, Qua- 167°05.0’E, 3-10 m, 23 lv,43 dd; stn 1415, 20°47.1’S, 167°09.1’E, tre Bancs de l’Ouest , 22°25.4’S, 166°27.8’E, 12 m, 4 dd; stn 3-7 m, 16 dd; stn 1416, 20°49.2’S, 167°10.7’E, 5-7 m, 1 lv, 3 1370, entre Croissant et Larégnère, 22°19.4’S, 166°20.8’E, 21 dd; stn 1418, 20°46.9’S, 167°07.9’E, 1-5 m, 3 dd; stn 1420, m, 1 dd . — Touho. EXPÉDITION MONTROUZIER: stn 1264, 20°47.7’S, 167°09.35’E, 4-5 m, 25 lv, 11 dd; stn 1422, 20°47.1’S, 20°44.5’S, 165°15.9’E, 8 m, 2 lv, 1 dd. — Koumac. EXPÉDI- 167°07.4’E, 4 m, 1 lv, 1 dd; stn 1423, 20°54.0’S, 167°07.3’E, TION MONTROUZIER: stn 1282, Ilot Tangadiou, 20°33.5’S, 12 m, 7 lv, 6 dd; stn 1424, 20°54.9’S, 167°03.0’E, 4 m, 2 lv; 164°13’E, marée, 5 lv; stn 1283, Ilot Magone, 20°33.5’S, stn 1425, 20°46.8’S, 167°07.2’E, 4-5 m, 2 lv, 2 dd; stn 1427, 164°12.2’E, marée, 2 lv; stn 1286, Plateau Karembé, 20°38’- 20°47.6’S, 167°10.2’E, 10 m, 2 lv, 2 dd; stn 1430, 20°47.5’S, 20°39’S, 164°16’- 164°17’E, marée, 1 lv, 7 dd; stn 1290, Paa- 167°07.1’E, 20-25 m, 1 lv, 1 dd; stn 1432, 20°53.5’S, 167°02.7 goumène, 20°29.2’S, 164°10.2’E, marée, 1 lv; stn 1302, Récif S, 12-32 m, 1 dd; stn 1438, 20°47.7’S, 167°09.35’E, 16 m, 4 de l’Infernet, 20°35.8’S, 164°12.7’E, 9-10 m, 1 dd; stn 1303, lv, 1 dd; stn 1450, 20°45.8’S, 167°01.65’E, 27-31 m, 1 dd; stn around Plateau Karembé, 20°37.7’- 20°38.8’S, 164°15.9’- 1463, 20°55.05’S, 167°03.35 E, 20-30 m, 2 lv, 3 dd; stn 1466, 164°17.1’E, 0-8 m, 1 dd; stn 1304, Infernet channel, 20°38.6’S, 20°46.5’S, 167°06.2’E, 25-45 m, 1 lv. — Ouvéa. PLOUVEAL: stn 164°13.2’E, 12-15 m, 11 lv, 13 dd; stn 1305, Infernet channel, 1221, 20°29’S, 166°31’E, 10 m, 1 lv, 1 dd.

DISTRIBUTION. — Global distribution: Japan, Philippines, China, 0-200 m ( Habe & Kosuge 1964), Indonesia, northwestern Australia (Lamprell & Healy 1998, as F. stenoschizum Pilsbry & Sharp, 1897 ). Distribution in the New Caledonian region: Chesterfield Plateau, western, eastern and northern sectors of New Caledonia to the Belep Islands, Loyalty Islands, live in 71 m.

REMARKS. — Records from Australian waters (Lamprell & Healy 1998, as F. stenoschizum ) are discussed in the general remarks (below) on the species of Fustiaria that occur in the area covered by the present paper.