Yoldiella valettei

4. Yoldiella valettei (E. Lamy, 1906) [Figs 4E–G] Yoldia valettei E. Lamy, 1906: 126, fig. 4 Material examined. • 67 spms, Stn. 3; • 22 spms, Stn. 6; • 1 spm, Stn. 8; • 1 spm, Stn. 11; • 3 spms, Stn. 13; • 9 spms, Stn. 14. Type locality. South Orkney Islands. Bathymetric distribution. 15–1263 m. Substrate. Soft bottom. Geographical distribution. ANTARCTICA:Antarctic Peninsula. SUBANTARCTICA: -. SCOTIA ARC: South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands, Drake Passage. SOUTH AMERICA: Malvinas/Falkland Islands, southern Chile. Remarks. Prodissoconch I has a size of about 185 µm and a characteristic pitted surface. We found the species at six stations between 35 and 100 m. The species is already known from the Maxwell and Admiralty Bays. References. Arnaud et al. (1986), Dell (1990), Rauschert (1991), Engl (2012), Reed et al. (2014).