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Cypraea miliaris var. magistra Melvill, 1888

Gastropoda : Cypraeoidea : Cypraeidae
Current Name: Erosaria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791)
[OBIS: 8418]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00282
Preparations: Dry
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Japan, N.W. Pacific.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) G. B. Sowerby; 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. [227 & 249; pl. 1, fig. 6] Cited
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Original Description
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Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [50] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Japan.
Point Locality:
Country: Japan
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Sea Region: N.W. Pacific.
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Ex. Collection: G. B. Sowerby; J. C. Melvill
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Classification

Kingdom
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Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Mesogastropoda Cypraeoidea Cypraeidae
Record last modified - 27/06/2018