D. P. ClLIA 
A new Javan species of Agaronia 
Name and authority 
Distribution 
Oceanic division 
Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811) 
West Africa 
East Atlantic 
A. adamii Terzer, 1992 
Philippines 
West Pacific 
A. annotata Marrat, 1871 
West Africa 
East Atlantic 
A. cauta (Marrat, 1871) 
West Africa 
East Atlantic 
A. gibbosa (Born, 1778) 
India to Malaya 
East Indian Océan 
A. griseoalba (von Martens, 1897) 
Central America (west) 
East Pacific 
A. hiatula (Gmelin, 1791) 
West Africa 
East Atlantic 
A. hilli Petuch, 1987 
Central America (east) 
West Atlantic 
A. jesuitarum Lôpez, Montoya-Maquin 
& Lôpez, 1988 
Central America (west) 
East Pacific 
A. johnabbasi sp. nov. 
Indonesia 
East Indian Océan 
A. johnkochi Voskuil, 1990 
Indonesia 
East Indian Océan 
A. leonardhilli Petuch, 1987 
Central America (east) 
West Atlantic 
A. lutaria (Rôding, 1798) 
Indonesia 
East Indian Océan 
A. nebulosa (Lamarck, 1811) 
Indonesia 
East Indian Océan 
A. nica Lôpez, Montoya-Maquln & 
Lôpez, 1988 
Central America (west) 
East Pacific 
A. propatula (Conrad, 1849) 
Central America (west) 
East Pacific 
A. razetoi Terzer, 1992 
West Africa 
East Atlantic 
A. steeriae (Reeve, 1850) 
South America (east) 
West Atlantic 
A. testacea (Lamarck, 1811) 
Central America (west) 
East Pacific 
A. travassosi Morretes, 1938 
South America (east) 
West Atlantic 
Table 1. Recent species of Agaronia Gray, 1839 based onMarrat (1871), Petuch (1987), Sterba (2004), Teso & 
Pastorino (2011) and the présent research. Bold type indicates species in close geographical proximity to the new 
species. 
Holotype 
MNHN 
23267 
Paratype 1 
DC R.GA1000 
Paratype 2 
JA unreg. 
Paratype 
3 
JA unreg. 
Paratype 
4 
NMNH 
unreg. 
Paratype 
5 
GP 
unreg. 
Paratype 6 
DPC 
R.GA1001 
mean 
H 
38 
41 
40 
33 
31 
31 
28 
35 
D 
14 
15 
14 
12 
11 
11 
10 
12 
H/D 
2.7 
2.7 
2.9 
2.8 
2.8 
2.8 
2.8 
2.8 
l'able 2. Dimensions of the type sériés of Agaronia johnabbasi sp. nov. (7 specimens) and their mean value 
Measurements are in millimétrés. 
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