Euphilomedes carcharodonta (Smith 1952)

Euphilomedes carcharodonta (Smith, 1952)

Philomedes carcharodonta Smith, 1952:16, pl. I: figs. 1–8, pl. II: figs. 1–6.

Euphilomedes carcharodonta (Smith, 1952).—Poulsen, 1962:340, 359 (map), 360, 361, 362 (table), 376–382, 378, 380, 381, 411.—Tuel et al., 1976:140, 155.

Philomedes sp. McHardy, 1964:557, figs. 3–7.

HOLOTYPE.—None selected.

SYNTYPES.—Adult male and ovigerous female (Smith, 1952:16, 18).

MATERIAL.—Pillar Point Harbor: Sta 8B (Jun): USNM 194353, adult male on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194354, partly dissected ovigerous female in alcohol; USNM 194359, 4 undissected adult males in alcohol; USNM 194360, 4 undissected adult females in alcohol; USNM 194361, instar III female on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194367, instar III female in alcohol; 194368, instar III female in alcohol; USNM 194369, instar III male on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194365, instar IV female in alcohol; USNM 194362, instar IV female on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194366, instar IV male on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194363, instar V female on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194364, instar V male on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194355, 44 adult females and juveniles of both sexes in alcohol (some juveniles could be E. longiseta); unnumbered specimen, adult male in alcohol deposited in the Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW. Sta 1A (Dec): USNM 194356, adult female on slide and in alcohol; USNM 194381, partly dissected adult female in alcohol; USNM 194382, partly dissected ovigerous female in alcohol.

SYNTYPE LOCALITY.—Ganges Harbor, British Columbia, depth 5.5–7.3 m.

DISTRIBUTION.—Ganges Harbor, British Columbia (Smith, 1952:18). Near mouth of Indian Arm, a coastal inlet of British Columbia (single male collected with Clarke-Bumpus plankton sampler at a depth of 50–55 m in water approximately 60 m deep) (McHardy, 1964:557). Gabriele Island, Nanaimo, Pacific Coast of Canada, shallow water (Poulsen, 1962:376 (supplementary description)). Puget Sound, Washington, depth 23 m (Lie and Evans, 1973:123, 125). San Diego to Point Conception, Southern California, depth preference 5.5–60.0 m (range 5.2–1280.2 m) (Baker, 1975:90, 91). Baker (1975:90) also lists Monterey Bay, Red Sand Hill, Morro Bay, Bodega Bay, Halfmoon Bay, and Oceanside, California. Swain (1969:429, 473, text fig. 9, pl. VIII: fig. 5a,b) illustrated the outside views of a specimen of Pseudophilomedes sp. from La Jolla, California, from a depth of 45 m (Baker (1975:90) examined that material and placed it in the synonymy of E. carcharodonta. Pillar Point Harbor, herein.