Dicharax (?) akioi (Kuroda & Abe, 1980)

Cipangocharax akioi Kuroda & Abe, 1980: 20, pl. 2, figs 5-7.

Cipangocharax akioi Minato and Abe 1982: 200-202, fig. 9; Azuma 1982: 13, pl. 4, fig. 42; Minato 1988: 16; Minato 1993: 1, fig. 5.

Type locality.

“高越山” (Koutsu-san = Mt. Kotsu, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku Island).

Material examined.

徳島縣 1山川町高越山 (Tokushima Prefecture, Yamakawa Town, Mt. Koutsu), Sakurai collection, NSMT-Mo 79090 (2 shells); Holotype: NC-H005 (Kazunori Hasegawa, pers. comm. 2015, not examined).

Remarks.

Protoconch low, very finely granulated, moderately matte; R2 with ca. 26 blunt, relatively low ribs; near the suture most ribs form connections (projections) with their neighbours or are completely merged; at the edge of the body whorl the space between the ribs is slightly less than the width of the ribs; no spiral lines visible on R1.