Type locality. R/V Soyo-maru, St. B2, 34°22.2'N, 139'1.9'E, off Miyake Island, 1080-1205
m.
Distribution. Off Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture and southwards to off Soma in Fukushima
Prefecture; off Miyake Islands; 1080-1205 m [450-1455 m].
Material examined. WA06-DE450 (le); WA07-D900 (14+7e); WA08-F900 (le); TS96-K2 [1451-1455 m] (2).
Remarks. Propebela hinae has been known only from the type material, which consists of eight specimens including the holotype and four measured paratypes, all from the type locality. Although the holotype of this taxon has never been illustrated, the present material agrees well with its description as well as a line drawing of a paratype (Okutani, 1968: text-fig. 6) in its small size (up to 4 mm in shell height), strongly carinate shoulder, rosy coloration and delicate sculpture that gives a decussate appearance. Reganding the generic position, it is here assigned to Curtitoma based on the close similanity to the preceding species.