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Cypraea chrysalis Kiener, 1845
Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea : CypraeidaeCurrent Name: | Purpuradusta microdon chrysalis (Kiener, 1843) [WoRMS: 597614] |
Type Status: | Holotype |
Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.01235 |
Preparations: | Dry |
No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
Locality: | No locality. |
Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) L. C. Kiener; C. W. Viner; J. C. Melvill (1892) |
References
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Kiener, L. C. 1845. Genre Porcelaine (Cypraea Lin.). Spécies Général et Iconographie des Cocquilles Vivantes. 1-166pp; pls 1-57 [92; pl. 54, figs 4-4a ] | Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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Detailed Locality
Verbatim Locality |
Label: No locality given. Kiener, 1845: No locality given. |
Point Locality: | No locality. |
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Ex. Collection: | L. C. Kiener; C. W. Viner; J. C. Melvill (1892) |
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Classification
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Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Mesogastropoda | Cypraeoidea | Cypraeidae |
Remarks
The specimen is clearly labelled as the type by Melvill but the colouration of the specimen is not like that in Kiener’s plate.