Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) oneataensis (Mousson, 1870)

Original Description:
Nanina (Microcystis) upolensis var. oneataensisMousson, A. 1870. Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr Édouard Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 18(1):114.

Synonyms: (Synonyms listed are only those used with reference to the Samoan fauna according to Cowie, 1998.)
Nanina upolensis var. oneatensisSchmeltz, J.D.E. 1869. Museum Godeffroy. Catalog IV, nebst einer Beilage, enthaltend: topographische Notizen; Beschreibung neuer Bryozoen von Senator Dr. Kirchenpauer zu Hamburg und einer neuen Asteriden-Gattung von Dr. Chr. Lütken zu Kopenhagen. Wilhelm Mauke Söhne, vormals Perthes-Besser & Mauke, Hamburg. 71.
Remarks:Schmeltz attributed the name to Mousson and reported it from Savai'i.
Type Locality:Oneata et Vanua-Balavo [= Vanua Balavu; Lau Group, Fiji].
Remarks:Reported from Savai'i by Schmeltz (1874: 90; as "Zonites") but not recorded from Samoa by Baker (1938: 80). Treated as a full species by Baker (1938: 80).


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