Laevichlamys cuneata ( Reeve, 1853 )

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2012, Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae n. fam., Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Vanuatu Archipelago, Zoosystema 34 (2), pp. 389-408 : 398-399

Laevichlamys cuneata ( Reeve, 1853)

Pecten irregularis Sowerby II, 1842: 69 , pl. 13, figs 51, 52 (junior homonym of Pecten irregularis Schlotheim, 1813 ).

Pecten cuneatus Reeve, 1853 : sp. 94, pl. 24, figs 94a, 95.

Laevichlamys cuneata – Raines & Poppe 2006: 198, 199, pl. 142, figs 1, 5, 6; pl. 151, fig. 4 (references, type data, original and additional descriptions, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Pecten irregularis : type locality not indicated, Reeve (1853: species 19, pl. 4, figs 19a, 19b) mentioned “Eastern Seas” [ Philippines and/or Indonesian archipelago], 2 syntypes spms ( NHMUK 1950.11.14.39/1-2).

Pecten cuneatus : Indonesia. Maluku, 3 syntypes spms ( NHMUK 20010485/1-3 ) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn DB01, 15°33.1’S, 167°17.8’E, 15-25 m, 2 spms. — stn NR03, 15°34.6’S, 167°13.6’E, 17 m, 1 spm. — Stn NR05, 15°28.7’S, 167°15.2’E, 19 m, 2 spms. — Stn DS06, 15°30.9’S, 167°11.1’E, 8-15 m, 1 rv. — Stn DB08, 15°34.6’S, 167°13.8’E, 12 m, 6 spms, 4 lv, 4 rv. — Stn ZB09, 15°40.6’S, 167°05.1’E, 5-7 m, 2 spms, 1 lv. — Stn NR11, 15°33.4’S, 167°09.4’E, 26 m, 1 spm. — Stn DB12, 15°36.6’S, 167°10.1’E, 10-18 m, 1 rv. — Stn LD14, 15°36.6’S, 167°10.5’E, 3-7 m, 1 spm. — Stn NR14, 15°33.4’S, 167°16.6’E, 23 m, 1 spm. — Stn ZB16, 15°32.4’S, 167°02.1’E, c. 5 m, 1 spm, 1 rv. — Stn NR19, 15°36.8’S, 167°10.4’E, 6 m, 1 spm. — Stn VM24, 15°35.2’S, 167°59.4’E, intertidal, 1 rv. — Stn FR26, 15°31.7’S, 167°09.5’E, 3-33 m, 2 spms. — Stn DB29, 15°38.9’S, 167°05.1’E, 15 m, 2 lv, 2 rv. — Stn DS31, 15°31.4’S, 167°09.7’E, 5 m, 1 lv. — Stn FB32, 15°42.7’S, 167°15.1’E, 7 m, 1 spm. — Stn VM32, 15°26.6’S, 167°15.2’E, intertidal, 3 lv, 2 rv. — Stn NS37, 15°31.4’S, 167°09.8’E, 2-3 m, 2 lv, 1 rv. — Stn DB46, 15°28.8’S, 167°15.2’E, 2-3 m, 2 spms. — Stn DS49, 15°38.7’S, 167°05.2’E, 10-17 m, 3 lv, 2 rv. — Stn DB58, 15°24.6’S, 167°14.3’E, 6-43 m, 2 spms. — Stn DS59, 15°24.6’S, 167°14.3’E, 6-43 m, 2 rv. — Stn DB63, 15°26.9’S, 167°15.8’E, 21 m, 1 lv, 1 rv. — Stn DB65, 15°25.8’S, 167°13.0’E, 13 m, 2 spms. — Stn DB67, 15°22.9’S, 167°13.1’E, 7 m, 2 spms. — Stn FS67, 15°35.4’S, 166°59.7’E, 4 m, 3 lv, 1 rv. — Stn DR68, 15°22.9’S, 167°13.1’E, 7-27 m, 1 spm. — Stn DB71, 15°21.6’S, 167°12.5’E, 7 m, 1 spm. — Stn DB75, 15°22.9’S, 167°11.9’E, 20 m, 8 spms, 1 rv. — Stn DB80, 15°37.1’S, 167°07.5’E, 18 m, 3 spms. — Stn FS82, 15°32.3’S, 167°17.4’E, 8-20 m, 2 lv. — Stn DB86, 15°38.5’S, 167°15.1’E, 13 m, 1 spm. — Stn FB90, 15°35.0’S, 167°07.7’E, 36-39 m, 1 spm, 2 lv, 1 rv. — Stn FB92, 15°33.6’S, 167°16.6’E, 2-4 m, 3 spms. — Stn FS96, 15°33.1’S, 167°09.6’E, 35 m, 5 lv, 2 rv. — Stn DS101, 15°32.3’S, 167°17.2’E, 17-19 m, 1 lv, 2 rv .

DISTRIBUTION. — Tropical Indo-West to the central Pacific, from southern Japan southwards to northern Australia, westwards to Sri Lanka, and eastwards to the Phoenix Islands ( Raines & Poppe 2006: 198), found from the intertidal zone to 40 m (ZMA, unpublished data). This is a new record for Vanuatu.