Parvamussium squalidulum Dijkstra, 1995

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2008, New species and new records of deep-water Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the South Pacific, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 77-114 : 94

Parvamussium squalidulum Dijkstra, 1995

Parvamussium squalidulum Dijkstra, 1995: 32 , figs 47-50.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Fiji. BORDAU 1: stn DW 1471, 302 m, 1 lv; stn DW 1587, 18˚37’S, 173˚54’W, 309-400 m, 2 lv, 19˚40’S, 178˚10’W, 280-296 m, 1 spm; stn DW 1494, 18˚55’S, 1 rv; stn DW 1595, 19˚03’S, 174˚19’W, 523-806 m, 1 spm; stn 178˚29’W, 240-319 m, 1 lv. DW 1602, 20˚49’S, 174˚57’W, 263-320 m, 2 lv; stn DW 1606, Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn DW 1523, 21˚18’S, 175˚00’W, 300- 22˚16’S, 175˚20’W, 313-316 m, 2 lv, 1 rv .

DISTRIBUTION. — Indonesia (Dijkstra & Kastoro 1997: 262), Chesterfield Islands, Loyalty Islands, New Hebrides Arc ( Dijkstra 1995: 32), Kermadec Islands (Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 81) and Wallis and Futuna ( Dijkstra 2001: 86); live in 260- 400 m. New records for Fiji and Tonga. Present material live in 296- 523 m.