Visayaseguenzia compsa ( Melvill, 1904 )

Herbert, David G., 2015, An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca), Zootaxa 4049 (1), pp. 1-98 : 35

Visayaseguenzia compsa ( Melvill, 1904) —new record—new combination

( Figures 3 I, J, 4M)

Basilissa (Ancistrobasis) compsa Melvill, 1904: 160 , pl. 10, fig. 4. Type loc.: Gulf of Oman, 24°58'N: 56°54ʹE, 156 fathoms [285 m]; holotype in NHM (NHMUK 1905.7.14.14).

Distribution. Western Indian Ocean, extending south to central Zululand (off Cape St Lucia); local material 47– 250 m, but mostly <100 m (living 50–100).

Figures

FIGURE 3. A, B, Cocculinella minutissima (E. A. Smith, 1904), off Cape St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, 160 – 180 m, length 3.8 mm (NMSA E 3091). C, D, Lepetella sp., NE of Gipsy Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, 63 – 70 m, length 4.1 mm (NMSA S 3478). E – G, Emarginula decorata Deshayes, 1863, off Boteler Point, KwaZulu-Natal, 53 m, length 8.0 mm (NMSA S 6867). H, Calliotropis acherontis B. A. Marshall, 1979, off Shixini Point, E. Cape, 500 m, height 4.8 mm (NMSA C 7073). I – J, Visayaseguenzia compsa (Melvill, 1904), off Gobey's Point, KwaZulu-Natal, 55 – 100 m, diameter 2.5 mm (NMSA E 1427). K, Parviturbo agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925), south of Quoin Point, W. Cape, 80 m, diameter 1.9 mm (syntype, ZMB). L, Parviturbo alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915), Cannon Rocks, Algoa Bay, E. Cape, height 3.3 mm (NMSA E 1538). [Images not to scale.]