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Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888

Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea : Cypraeidae
Current Name: Erronea errones errones (Linnaeus, 1758)
[OBIS: 52586]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00269
Preparations: Dry
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, Bay of Bengal.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) J. C. Melvill

References


Reference
Citation
Reference available
Melvill, J. C. 1888f. A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.), its nomenclature, geographical distribution, and distinctive affinities; with descriptions of two new species, and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. Series 4, 1: 184-252; pls 1-2. [229 & 241] Cited
Original Description
Type Designation

request
Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [32] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Port Blair.
Melvill, 1888: Port Blair. Andaman Islands.
Point Locality: Port Blair,
Country: India
Station:
Grid ref./Coordinates:
Region: Andaman Islands,
Sea Region: Bay of Bengal.
Altitude:
Depth:
Expedition:
Ex. Collection: J. C. Melvill
Collecting date:
Collected by:

Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Mesogastropoda Cypraeoidea Cypraeidae

Remarks

Melvill, 1888:
“A most beautiful colour variety in my collection from Port Biair. Andaman Islands.”

Record last modified - 27/06/2018