Leuroleberis orbicularis (Brady 1897)

Leuroleberis orbicularis (Brady, 1897)

Cyclasterope orbicularis Brady, 1897:87, pl. 15: figs. 13–19; 1898:433.—Müller, 1906:33; 1912:48,49.

Cycloleberis orbicularis.—Skogsberg, 1920:442.—Poulsen, 1965: 238, 243–245, 276, 282.

Cycloleberis cf. orbicularis.—Hartmann, 1965:326.

Cycloleberis species Indeterminate.—Kornicker, 1975a:570.

HOLOTYPE.—Female [juvenile ?], carapace length 2.7 mm, unique specimen. Present location of specimen, if extant, unknown.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Valparaiso, ?Chile.

MATERIAL.—I received from Dr. G. Hartmann, University of Hamburg, Zoological Institute and Zoological Museum, a vial containing 3 labels (“27285,” “Cycloleberis orbicularis 27285,” “Cyclasterope cf. orbicularis, Mar Chile I, Chiloe”) [73°53′W, 41°48′S, 12 m, mud with sand and stone] and 4 specimens, all juveniles. The juveniles consisted of 2 undissected specimens (length 1.70 mm, height 1.48 mm; length 2.12 mm, height1.76 mm) and 2 dissected specimens with separated valves (Left valves: length 2.17 mm, height 1.77 mm; length 2.17 mm, height 1.79 mm. Right valves: length 2.13 mm, height 1.71 mm; length 2.16 mm, height unknown). The appendages and valves of the 2 dissected specimens occur together in the vial.

DISTRIBUTION.—Chile, 12 m (Figure 23).