 0031385 |
 0031386 |
 0031563 |
 M013562 |
 M013563 |
 M013564 |
 M013565 |
 i15702 |
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Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888
Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Costellariidae| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00390 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 |
| Locality: | No locality. |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) J. C. Melvill |
References
Reference |
Citation |
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| Melvill, J. C. 1888b. Descriptions of fifteen new species of Mitra. Journal of Conchology. 5(9): 281-288; pl. 2, figs 11-25. [285; pl. 2, fig. 19] | 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 [31] | Cited |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| No locality given in paper |
| Point Locality: | No locality. |
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| Ex. Collection: | J. C. Melvill |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
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| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda |
Neogastropoda | Muricoidea | Costellariidae |
Remarks
Melvill, 1888b: 288:
“NOTE.- The types of the foregoing species are in my collection, and with the exception of M. percnodictya and rhodinosphaera, of each of which only two specimens are known, and M. aerumnosa and fulvosulcata, of which there are several, are all represented as yet by single unique specimens”.
Record last modified - 09/10/2023