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Cypraea erosa var. chlorizans Melvill, 1888

Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea : Cypraeidae
Current Name: Erosaria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888)
[WoRMS: 572240]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00268
Preparations: Dry
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Port Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia, Indo-West Pacific.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) J. C. Melvill

References


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Citation
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Melvill, J. C. 1888f. A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.), its nomenclature, geographical distribution, and distinctive affinities; with descriptions of two new species, and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. Series 4, 1: 184-252; pls 1-2. [223 & 249; pl. 1, fig. 12] Cited
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Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [31] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Port Darwin.
Melvill, 1888: No locality given.
Point Locality: Port Darwin,
Country: Australia
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Region: Northern Territories,
Sea Region: Indo-West Pacific.
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Ex. Collection: J. C. Melvill
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Classification

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Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Mesogastropoda Cypraeoidea Cypraeidae

Remarks

Melvill lists many localities for the distribution of the species erosa but does not list a type locality for the variety chlorizans.

Record last modified - 27/06/2018