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Conus semivelatus Sowerby 3rd, 1882
Gastropoda : Conoidea : ConidaeCurrent Name: | Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 [WoRMS: 215458] |
Type Status: | Holotype |
Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00038 |
Preparations: | Dry shells |
No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
Locality: | Red Sea. |
Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) J. C. Melvill |
References
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Sowerby, G. B. (3rd). 1882. Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882(1): 117-121; pl. 5. [118; pl. 5, fig. 3] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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Röckel, D., Korn, W., & Kohn, A. J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae Vol. 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Verlag Christa Hemmen, Wiesbaden, Germany. 517pp; 84 pls [139] | Cited | request |
Detailed Locality
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Label: Red Sea. Sowerby, 1882: Red Sea. |
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Sea Region: | Red Sea. |
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Ex. Collection: | J. C. Melvill |
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Classification
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Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Conoidea | Conidae |
Remarks
Sowerby, 1882:
“The specimen is in perfect condition; ...Mr Melvill gave the shell the above name in manuscript in his collection. I have see two other specimens, varying little from the type.”