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Emarginula undulata Melvill & Standen 1903

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Department of Natural Sciences, National Museum Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF 10 3 NP, UK. Institute of Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity (ISYEB), Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, CNRS, SU, EPHE, UA, CP 51, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.

Description

Emarginula undulata Melvill & Standen, 1903

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Emarginula undulata Melvill & Standen, 1903: 290, pl. 20 fig. 1.

Type loc.: Gulf of Oman (25°58′ N 56°54′ E), depth 285 m.

Emarginula vadum Barnard, 1963b: 297, figs 23d, 24b.

Type loc.: off Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, depth 146– 183 m.

Emarginula undulata – Thiele 1915 in 1912–1919: 75, pl. 9 figs 10–11. — Herbert & Kilburn 1986: 12, figs 2–3, 39–44. — Bosch et al. 1995: 30. — Singer 1998: 7. — Herbert 2015: 22. — Poppe & Tagaro 2020: 44, pl. 37 figs 3–4.

Emarginula vadum – Kilburn 1978: 444, pl. 4a, e.

Material examined

WALTERS SHOAL – slopes • 1 empty shell; stn DW4877; 33°10′ S, 43°49′ E; depth 217–256 m; 1 May 2017; MNHN • 2 empty shells; stn DW4878; 33°09′ S, 43°50′ E; depth 221–256 m; 1 May 2017; MNHN • 1 empty shell; stn DW4881; 33°16′ S, 43°50′ E; depth 377–382 m; 2 May 2017; MNHN • 2 empty shells; stn DW4885; 33°17′ S, 43°55′ E; depth 272–380 m; 3 May 2017; MNHN • 1 empty shell; stn DW4897; 33°09′ S, 43°59′ E; depth 490–584 m; 5 May 2017; MNHN.

Distribution

Widely distributed along the continental margin of the western Indian Ocean, from the Gulf of Oman southwards to eastern South Africa, at depths of 50–400 m (living 75–120 m) (Herbert 2015) and recently recorded from the Philippines (Poppe & Tagaro 2020). Found on the slopes of Walters Shoal, at depths of 256–490 m (none collected alive).

Remarks

Emarginula undulata is a distinctive species on account of its thin shell with numerous fine, concentrically elongate intritacalx pits, raised selenizone and relatively few, broad, radial ridges with widely-spaced, conical bumps.

Notes

Published as part of Herbert, David G., 2024, The Vetigastropoda (Mollusca) of Walters Shoal, with descriptions of two new genera and thirty new species, pp. 1-119 in European Journal of Taxonomy 923 on pages 16-17, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.923.2445, http://zenodo.org/record/10727741

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN , N
Event date
2017-05-01 , 2017-05-02 , 2017-05-03 , 2017-05-05
Verbatim event date
2017-05-01 , 2017-05-02 , 2017-05-03 , 2017-05-05
Scientific name authorship
Melvill & Standen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Order
Lepetellida
Family
Fissurellidae
Genus
Emarginula
Species
undulata
Taxon rank
species
Type status
Type
Taxonomic concept label
Emarginula undulata Melvill, 1903 sec. Herbert, 2024

References

  • Melvill J. C. & Standen R. 1903. Descriptions of sixty-eight new Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and north Arabian Sea, dredged by Mr F. W. Townsend, of the Indo-European Telegraph Service, 1901 - 1903. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 (12): 289 - 324. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222930308678859
  • Barnard K. H. 1963 b. Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa. Tectibranchiata. Polyplacophora. Solenogastres. Scaphopoda. Annals of the South African Museum 47 (2): 201 - 360.
  • Thiele J. 1912 - 1919. Scissurelliden und Fissurelliden. In: Martini F. H. W. & Chemnitz J. H. (eds) Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Second edition, Kuster H. C. (ed.). Bauer & Raspe, Nurnburg. 2 (4 a): 1 - 168, pls 1 - 20 [pp. 1 - 36, pls 1 - 4 = 1912; pp. 37 - 68, pls 5 - 8 = 1913; pp. 69 - 104, pls 9 - 12 = 1915; pp. 105 - 144, pls 13 - 16 = 1916; pp. 145 - 168, pls 17 - 20 = 1919]. Available from https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 34338157 [accessed 11 Feb. 2024].
  • Herbert D. G. & Kilburn R. N. 1986. Taxonomic studies on the Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Emarginula, Emarginella, Puncturella, Fissurisepta and Rimula. South African Journal of Zoology 21 (1): 1 - 27. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 02541858.1986.11447951
  • Bosch D. T., Dance S. P., Moolenbeek R. G. & Oliver P. G. 1995. Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Motivate Publishing, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and London.
  • Singer B. S. 1998. Summary of the slit and keyhole limpets of the Red Sea (Superfamily: Fissurelloidea) with the accent on the Gulf of Aqaba. Levantina 83: 1 - 12, plus un-numbered plates.
  • Herbert D. G. 2015. An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa 4049 (1): 1 - 98. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4049.1.1
  • Poppe G. T. & Tagaro S. P. 2020. The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with description of 26 new species. Visaya Supplement 13: 1 - 131.
  • Kilburn R. N. 1978. The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 23 (2): 431 - 453.