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Conus sphacelatus Sowerby 1st, 1833

Gastropoda : Conoidea : Conidae
[WoRMS: 428359]
Type Status: Lectotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00045
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1 sh
Locality: No locality.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) Stainforth; G. B. Sowerby (1st); T. Lombe Taylor; J. C. Melvill

References


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Citation
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Sowerby, G. B. (1st). 1833. 37. The Conchological Illustrations.; figs 50-58 [fig. 51] Cited
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Original Description

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Sowerby, G. B. (1st). 1841. Index. The Conchological Illustrations. 1-4pp [3] Cited
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Reeve, L. A. 1843-1844. Monograph of the genus Conus. 1. Conchologia Iconica; a complete repertory of species. London. Species 1-268pp; pls 1-47 [sp. 96; pl. 18] Figured
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Kohn, A. J. 1992. A Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, USA. i-x , 1-315pp; 26 pls [249; pl. 24, fig. 490] Cited
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Type Designation

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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: No locality given.
Sowerby, 1833: No locality given.
Point Locality: No locality.
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Ex. Collection: Stainforth; G. B. Sowerby (1st); T. Lombe Taylor; J. C. Melvill
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Classification

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Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Neogastropoda Conoidea Conidae

Remarks

Selected as the lectotype by Kohn in 1992.

Record last modified - 27/06/2018