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Medusafissurella gallagheri Smythe, 1988
Gastropoda : Fissurelloidea : Fissurellidae| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | NMW |
| Accession No.: | NMW.Z.1986.129.00001 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 |
| Locality: | Under small rock at low tide, near Wadi Haart, Sadh, Oman, Arabian Sea, 2m, 17°07’N, 55°09’E |
| Collecting Details: | 29/03/1985, John Michalakis |
References
Reference |
Citation |
Reference available |
|---|---|---|
| Smythe, K. R. 1988. A new species of Medusafissurella (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae), a keyhole, from Oman. Journal of Conchology. 33: 97-101; pls 8-9, text figs 1-2. [97-100; pl. 8, figs a-b, text fig. 1 & 2] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Smythe, 1988: It was collected live from under a small rock at about 2m depth at low tide by John Michalakis on March 29th 1985, in a small bay near Wadi Haart, Sadh, 55°09’E, 17°07’N. |
| Point Locality: | Under small rock at low tide, near Wadi Haart, |
| Country: | Oman |
| Station: | |
| Grid ref./Coordinates: | 17°07’N, 55°09’E |
| Region: | Sadh, |
| Sea Region: | Arabian Sea. |
| Altitude: | |
| Depth: | 2m |
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| Ex. Collection: |
| Collecting date: | 29/03/1985 |
| Collected by: | John Michalakis |
Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Archaeogastropoda | Fissurelloidea | Fissurellidae Subfamily: Fissurellinae |
Remarks
Deformed paralectotype also at NMW under accession: NMW.Z.1986.129.00002
Record last modified - 27/06/2018