Lucilina novemrugata (Bergenhayn, 1930) Bergenhayn, 1930

Schwabe, Enrico, Sirenko, Boris I. & Seeto, Johnson, 2008, A checklist of Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from the Fiji islands, Zootaxa 1777, pp. 1-52 : 26

Lucilina novemrugata (Bergenhayn, 1930) comb. nov.

( Figures 5 E, F)

Chresonymy in Kaas et al. (2006: 355).

Tonicia novemrugata Bergenhayn 1930a: 33 , pl. 2, figs 42–43, 50, pl. 3. figs 52–54, 62–65. Tonicia (Lucilina) novemrugata ; Kaas & Van Belle 1980: 91; 1998: 132; Kaas et al. 2006: 355, fig. 149.

Locus typicus: Kiribati (= Gilbert Islands) [0°36’S 174°23’E].

Primary type: Syntype (SMNH 973).

Material examined: ZISP: 1 adult spm, Vekai Island [17°34’S 178°49’W], Callisto St. 93, 0.5 m, leg. Boris I. Sirenko, 0 8 February 1975, wet.

Habitat: No information available.

Distribution: The species was considered to be endemic to Kiribati ( Kaas et al. 2006: 357).

Remarks: This is the first record of this species from Fiji. For the new combination see comments under the preceding species.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A, Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825), ZSM Mol 20061614: Fiji, Viti Levu, Laucala Bay, west side of Nukumbutho Island 18 ° 10.474 ' S 178 ° 28.343 ' E, dorsal view. B, Lucilina lamellosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835), ZSM Mol 20061625: Fiji, Viti Levu, Laucala Bay, west side of the Nukumbutho channel of the fringing reef opposite the USP, 18 ° 10.899 ' S 178 ° 27.971 ' E, dorsal view. C – D, Lucilina nigropunctata (Carpenter, 1865), ZISP: Fiji, Vekai Island [17 ° 34 ’ S 178 ° 49 ’ W]. C, dorsal view of the anterior portion. D, dorsal view of the posterior portion. E – F, Lucilina novemrugata (Bergenhayn, 1930), ZISP: Fiji, Vekai Island [17 ° 34 ’ S 178 ° 49 ’ W], Callisto St. 93. E, dorsal view of the anterior portion. F, dorsal view of the posterior portion. Scale bars A 5 mm, B – F 2 mm.