Dentimargo caledonicus (Cossignani, 2001)

Dentimargo caledonicus (Cossignani, 2001)

Répartition : sud de la Nouvelle Calédonie
                    niveau bathyal entre 200 et 500 m

Spécimen illustré : dragué par environ 300 à 400 m
                            au large de l'ile des Pins
                            sud de la Nouvelle Calédonie en 2001. 
                            15.1 mm

Inconnue au Worms. Est-ce normal ????

Il n'y a effectivement pas beaucoup de littérature sur le sujet

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Dentimargo caledonicus (Cossignani, 2001)

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Type locality. SMIB 8, stns DW 197-199, 22°52'S-
22°53'S, 168*°12'E-168°13'E, 408-436 m, off Ile des
Pins, southeast of Grand Récif Sud, N.C, bathyal.

Description. Shell ovate subcylindrical, moderately
slender; protoconch small, paucispiral, hyalinous
grey, very faintly produced and partial ly covered by
callous enamel of the last whorl of the spire, spire
mostly sunken; aperture as long as the entire shell,
narrowed, slightly widened towards the base, labrum
faintly sinuous, labial denticles faint or lacking,
faintly developed lirations within the inner lip, thin
but distinct labial margin, making a strong oblique
varix at the base of the dorsum; pariétal border
faintly convex, 3 visible columellar plaits, the two
first ones being the strongest, one to several lirations
on the pariétal wall, well-incised siphonal notch;
ground colour whitish, spire whorls brownish, body
whorl covered by a lattice pattern of crossing
diagonal flammules, making a nebulous appearance.

Distribution. Southern N.C. (22°30'S to 23°00'S;
166°24'E to 167°22'E). Bathyal : lv in 395-436 m, dd
in 250-465 m.