Anguipecten pacificus Dijkstra, 2002

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2010, Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Austral Islands (French Polynesia), Zoosystema 32 (2), pp. 333-358 : 352

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2010n2a6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521118
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D75887E7-FFCE-0751-14F0-FDF1FA9FFA17
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Anguipecten pacificus Dijkstra, 2002
status

Treatment

Anguipecten pacificus Dijkstra, 2002: 139 , figs 1-4.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Marquesas Islands. 450-455 m, holotype lv ( MNHN 21413).

Rapa. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1889, 27°37’S, 144°16’W, 600-620 m, 2 rv. — Stn DW 1890, 27°39’S, 144°16’W, 800-822 m, 1 lv.

Banc Président Thiers. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1929, 24°39’S, 146°02’W, 350-370 m, 1 lv, 1 rv. — Stn DW 1932, 24°41’S, 146°02’W, 500-800 m, 1 rv. — Stn DW 1933, 24°41’S, 146°01’W, 500-850 m, 1 lv. — Stn DW 1937, 24°40’S, 145°56’W, 469-500 m, 1 lv.

Rimatara. BENTHAUS, stn DW 2015, 22°38’S, 152°50’W, 250-280 m, 3 fragments. — Stn DW 2020, 22°37’S, 152°49’W, 920-930 m, 1 rv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Eastern Indonesia (Kai Islands) and French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands) ( Dijkstra 2002: 140). Depth range 163-245 m (dead). Now also Austral Islands (new record), only single valves at 250-920 m depth.

REMARKS

The present specimens are similar to the type material from the Marquesas Islands, but differ in having one more radial lira and the secondary radial riblets are slightly more pronounced. Other characters do not differ.