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Crassispira tomliniana Melvill, 1927
Gastropoda : Conoidea : Turridae| Current Name: | Pyrgospira obeliscus (Reeve, 1845) [WoRMS: 434856] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00522 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | Gorgona Island, off the coast of Columbia, Colombia, N.E. Pacific. |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) J. Hornell |
References
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Citation |
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| Melvill, J. C. 1927. Descriptions of eight new species of the family Turridae and of a new species of Mitra. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 17(4): 149-155; pl. 12. [154-155; pl. 12, fig. 2] | 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 [68] | Cited |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: Gorgona Is. (Hornell). Melvill, 1927: Gorgona Isles, off the coast of Columbia, S. America (Hornell). |
| Point Locality: | Gorgona Island, |
| Country: | Colombia |
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| Region: | off the coast of Columbia, |
| Sea Region: | N.E. Pacific. |
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| Ex. Collection: | J. Hornell |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Conoidea | Turridae |
Remarks
Melvill, 1927: 155: “The type belongs to Mr. J. R. le Brockton Tomlin, after whom it is a pleasure to name”.
Record last modified - 27/06/2018