Gonimyrtea ferruginea J. D. Taylor & Glover 2013

Shell white, L to 25 mm H to 23.5 mm;subcircular, H/L 0.91 ± 0.017 (n=10), inflated T/L 0.28 ± 0.02 (n=10), sculpture of fine, low, rounded, regular, closely spaced, commarginal lamellae, radial sculpture absent, dorsal areas characteristically with ferruginous encrustations. Lunule short, lanceolate, symmetric. Protoconch (Fig. 10L): PI+PII 275 µm, PII, a narrow, 19 µm rim with fine increments. Ligament inset in narrow groove. Hinge (Figs 10J, K) LV with 2 cardinal teeth the posterior larger, can be obscure, lateral teeth not visible, RV with 2 cardinals, very small anterior lateral tooth, posterior lateral absent. Anterior adductor muscle scar long detached for ½ length, at an angle of 10–15°. Posterior adductor scar ovoid. Pallial line continuous, shell margin smooth.

New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and banks and islands in SW Pacific, in deeper water between 350 and 650 m (Fig. 4).