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Conus pusio Sowerby 1st, 1834 / Conus melvilli Sowerby 3rd, 1879
Gastropoda : Conoidea : Conidae| Current Name: | Conus melvilli Sowerby 3rd, 1879 [WoRMS: 428205] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00031 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | Locality unknown. |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) T. Norris; T. Norris (nephew); J. C. Melvill; Sowerby 1st |
References
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| Sowerby, G. B. (1st). 1834. 55. The Conchological Illustrations.; figs 68-75 [fig. 69] | Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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| Sowerby, G. B. (1st). 1841. Index. The Conchological Illustrations. 1-4pp [3] | Cited | request |
| Sowerby, G. B. (3rd). 1879. Descriptions of ten new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1878(4): 795-798; pl. 48. [795-796; pl. 48, fig. 1] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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| Melvill, J. C. 1917. Note on Conus melvilli Sowerby. Journal of Conchology. 15: 222. [222] | Cited | request |
| Moolenbeek, R. G. & Coomans, H. E. 1982. Studies on Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). 2. Conus pusio Sowerby I (non Hwass) and C. melvilli Sowerby III. Bulletin Zoologisch Museum. Universiteit van Amsterdam. 8(17): 145-148; figs 1-3. [145-148; fig. 3] | Cited Figured |
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| Kohn, A. J. 1992. A Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, USA. i-x , 1-315pp; 26 pls [255; pl. 24, fig. 501] | Cited Figured |
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| Röckel, D., Korn, W., & Kohn, A. J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae Vol. 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Verlag Christa Hemmen, Wiesbaden, Germany. 517pp; 84 pls [91; pl. 12, fig. 22] | Cited Figured |
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Detailed Locality
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| Label: Key West. Sowerby, 1879: The shell described was picked up on the beach by Mr Melvill in Key West (south of Florida) in 1872, and is at present the only specimen known of the species. Melvill, 1917: Unknown. Melvill strongly felt that this specimen was from the Norris collection and not collected by himself from Florida (see remarks). |
| Point Locality: | Locality unknown. |
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| Ex. Collection: | T. Norris; T. Norris (nephew); J. C. Melvill; Sowerby 1st |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Conoidea | Conidae |
Remarks
In Melvill’s 1917 note he expresses that he is almost certain this shell was from the Norris collection and not from Florida at all. On returning from nearly a year in the United States between 1872-3 he purchased many lots from the Norris collection sale and sent specimens from both this and from the United States to Sowerby 3rd. He does not recall collecting this specimen from Florida and thinks it was confused with the United States specimens when sent to Sowerby together with those from Norris’ collection.
On receiving the type of C. pusio Sowerby 1st, 1834, Sowerby 3rd described it as C. melvilli in error. The earlier name would have priority but happened to be preoccupied by Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Thus C. melvilli is effectively, if not intentionally, a nomen substitutum for C. pusio Sowerby 1st, 1834. This specimen represents the holotype of both taxa, which are objective synonyms.