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Cypraea chrysalis Kiener, 1845
Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea : Cypraeidae| Current Name: | Purpuradusta microdon chrysalis (Kiener, 1843) [WoRMS: 597614] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.01235 |
| Preparations: | Dry |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | No locality. |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) L. C. Kiener; C. W. Viner; J. C. Melvill (1892) |
References
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| Kiener, L. C. 1845. Genre Porcelaine (Cypraea Lin.). Spécies Général et Iconographie des Cocquilles Vivantes. 1-166pp; pls 1-57 [92; pl. 54, figs 4-4a ] | Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: No locality given. Kiener, 1845: No locality given. |
| Point Locality: | No locality. |
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| Ex. Collection: | L. C. Kiener; C. W. Viner; J. C. Melvill (1892) |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Mesogastropoda | Cypraeoidea | Cypraeidae |
Remarks
The specimen is clearly labelled as the type by Melvill but the colouration of the specimen is not like that in Kiener’s plate.
Record last modified - 27/06/2018