Haustellum dolichourus Ponder & Vokes, 1988: 105, figs 50 L-N, 68 H, 79 A, 88 F.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn CP 1349, 17°31’S, 178°39’E, 244-252 m, 1 dd juv; stn CP 1387, 18°19’S, 178°05’E, 229-370 m, 1 lv juv; stn CP 1390, 18°19’S, 178°05’E, 234-361 m, 1 dd juv.
DISTRIBUTION. — Indo-West Pacific: from Madagascar to Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Queensland) and now Fiji (new record), shells in 244-252 m, live in 229-370 m; Pleistocene of Vanuatu (Ponder & Vokes 1988: 106).
REMARKS. — Vokesimurex dolichourus resembles V. kiiensis (Kira, 1959) (see below), but the protoconch of V. dolichourus is broader with a broader first whorl and fewer (2-2.5 vs. 3-3.5) more rounded whorls. The shell is heavier with a comparatively smaller aperture, higher spire and broader varices.