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Conus bockii Sowerby 3rd, 1881

Gastropoda : Conoidea : Conidae
Current Name: Conus sulcatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
[WoRMS: 428372]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00033
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1 sh
Locality: Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Indonesia, Indo-West Pacific.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) Carl Bock; Prevost; J. C. Melvill

References


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Citation
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Sowerby, G. B. (3rd). 1881b. Descriptions of eight new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1881(3): 635-639; pl. 56. [636-637; pl. 56, fig. 7] Cited
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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Amboyna.
Sowerby, 1881: Amboyna (Carl Bock).
Point Locality: Ambon Island,
Country: Indonesia
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Region: Maluku Islands,
Sea Region: Indo-West Pacific.
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Expedition:
Ex. Collection: Carl Bock; Prevost; J. C. Melvill
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Classification

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Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Neogastropoda Conoidea Conidae

Remarks

Sowerby, 1881:
“I have seen only a single specimen of this interesting shell, which was bought by Mr. Carl Bock from the above-named locality, and is now in the collection of Dr. Prevost.”

Record last modified - 27/06/2018