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Cerithiopsis atalaya Watson, 1885

Gastropoda : Cerithiopsoidea : Cerithiopsidae
[WoRMS: 139073]
Type Status: Lectotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.01517
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1 sh
Locality: Madeira, Madeiran Islands, Portugal, N.E. Atlantic, 0-50 fms
Collecting Details: R. B. Watson, (ex.Coll.) R. B. Watson

References


Reference
Citation
Reference available
Watson, R. B. 1885. On the Cerithiopsides from the Eastern Side of the North Atlantic, with three new species from Madeira. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 19: 89-95; pl. 4. [94; pl. 4, figs 9-9a] Cited
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Original Description

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Bouchet, P. & Waren, A. 1993. Revision of the northeast Atlantic bathyl and abyssal Mesogastropoda. Bollettino Malacologico. Sup. 3: 577-840; figs 1268-1953. [612-614] Cited
Type Designation

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Segers, W., Swinnen, F. & de Prins, R. 2009. Marine Molluscs of Madeira: The living marine molluscs of the province of Madeira (Madeira and Selvagens Archipelago). 1st Edition. Snoeck Publishers. 1-612pp; pls 1-90 [91; pl. 12, fig. 1, 1a] Cited
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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Madeira.
Watson, 1885: Madeira, 0-50 fathoms (Watson).
Bouchet & Waren: Madeira, 0-90m.
Point Locality:
Country: Portugal
Station:
Grid ref./Coordinates:
Region: Madeira, Madeiran Islands,
Sea Region: N.E. Atlantic.
Altitude:
Depth: 0-50 fms
Expedition:
Ex. Collection: R. B. Watson
Collecting date:
Collected by: R. B. Watson

Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Mesogastropoda Cerithiopsoidea Cerithiopsidae
Subfamily: Cerithiopsinae

Remarks

Bouchet & Waren designated this specimen as the lectotype from a lot of 25 syntypes in 1993.

Paralectotypes:
NMW.1955.158.01516: 24 spec. (from which the lectotype was selected)
BMNH: 4 spec. (coll. Norman ex Watson).

Record last modified - 27/06/2018