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Pisania gaskelli Melvill, 1891
Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Buccinidae| Current Name: | Orania gaskelli (Melvill, 1891) [WoRMS: 408197] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00341 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 |
| Locality: | Unknown. |
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References
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| Melvill, J. C. 1891a. Descriptions of eleven new species belonging to the genera Columbarium, Pisania, Minolia, Liotia and Solarium. Journal of Conchology. 6(12): 405-411; pl. 2, figs 1-14. [406; pl. 2, fig. 5] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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| Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [42] | Cited |
Detailed Locality
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| Label: No locality. Melvill, 1891: No locality. |
| Point Locality: | Unknown. |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Muricoidea | Buccinidae Subfamily: Pisaniinae |
Remarks
Melvill, 1891: 406:
“It has been for years unique in my collection”.
“I have much pleasure in associating with this interesting shell the name of a college friend of very old standing, Roger Gaskell, Esq., M.A., of Highgate, Middlesex, the possessor of a choice collection of shells.”
Record last modified - 27/06/2018