Mirapecten boutetorum Dijkstra, 2011

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2013, Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Tarava Seamounts, Society Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), Zoosystema 35 (3), pp. 361-375 : 373-374

Mirapecten boutetorum Dijkstra, 2011

Mirapecten boutetorum Dijkstra, 2011: 63-69 , figs 1-24.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Society Islands. Tahiti , NNWcoast, Arue, oceanside of barrier reef, 17˚30’S, 149˚31’W, 60 m, alive, dive, 2008, holotype spm ( MNHN 23879 ). Tarasoc, stn DW 3408, 16˚25’S, 152˚17’W, 437-536 m, 1 lv ; stn DW 3413, 16˚34’S, 151˚46’W, 385-486 m, 1 lv, 1 rv; stn DW 3459, 17˚28’S, 149˚48’W, 485-560 m, 1 lv; stn DW 3468, 17˚34’S, 149˚54’W, 800-870 m, 1 lv; stn DW 3487, 17˚47’S, 149˚21’W, 400-440 m, 1 rv; stn DW 3503, 17˚34’S, 149˚18’W, 350 m, 1 rv. Tuamotu Archipelago. Tarasoc, stn DW 3363, 16˚10’S, 146˚23’W, 490-560 m, 2 lv, 1 rv; stn DW 3385, 15˚41’S, 146˚54’W, 390-420 m, 2 lv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Society Islands, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago ( French Polynesia), living amongst coral in shallow water outside reefs ( Dijkstra 2011: 65). The present post-mortem material has been washed down to 350-870 m depth.

REMARKS

The present single valves are morphologically indistinguishable from the type material.