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Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921
Gastropoda : Conoidea : Turridae| Current Name: | Mitromorpha hewitti (Tomlin, 1921) [WoRMS: 432800] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00916 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | Port Alfred, Republic of South Africa, Cape Transition (S. Afr.). |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) J. R. le B. Tomlin |
References
Reference |
Citation |
Reference available |
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| Tomlin, J. R. le B. 1921a. Description of Antimitra (?) hewitti n.sp. from South Africa. Journal of Conchology. 16(5): 156-157. [156-157] | Cited Original Description Type Designation |
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| Kilburn, R. N. 1986. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27(2): 633-720; figs 1-168. [691] | Cited | request |
| Trew, A. 1990. John R. le B. Tomlin’s New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-101pp [48] | Cited |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: Port Alfred. Tomlin, 1921: Port Alfred, not uncommon, East London. |
| Point Locality: | Port Alfred, |
| Country: | Republic of South Africa |
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| Sea Region: | Cape Transition (S. Afr.). |
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| Ex. Collection: | J. R. le B. Tomlin |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Conoidea | Turridae |
Remarks
Tomlin, 1921:
“Type: in my own collection. Named in honour of the able Director of the Albany Museum.”
Record last modified - 27/06/2018