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Mimatys fukuokaensis Habe, 1952
Maximum size: 2.5 mm shell
length.
Identification:
This is a small species with a proportionately thick shell.
Natural history:
Mimatys fukuokaensis is known from about a
dozen shells found in sand samples from depths
of 52 m to about 122 m (170 ft to about 400 ft). Nothing is known about
the living
animal.
Distribution:
Maui: widely distributed in the central and western Pacific.
Taxonomic notes: This species is illustrated in Severns, 20ll as #4, plate 189 (mislabeled in the caption as Diniatys dentifer
and mis-numbered as "6"--caption switched with #5, plate 189). It's
illustrated on-line under several genera. Manuel Malaquais suggested the placement (pers. com.) though there may still be some uncertainty on the species. It was
probably first
recorded in Hawaii by Mike Severns.
Photo: CP:
2.5 mm; found by Mike Severns; dredged sand sample from about 122 m
(400 ft);
Maalaea
Bay, Maui.
Observations and comments:
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