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Minolia ceraunia Melvill, 1891

Gastropoda : Trochoidea : Trochidae
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00084
Preparations: Dry
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Philippines, Indo-West Pacific.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) T. Lombe Taylor; J. C. Melvill

References


Reference
Citation
Reference available
Melvill, J. C. 1891a. Descriptions of eleven new species belonging to the genera Columbarium, Pisania, Minolia, Liotia and Solarium. Journal of Conchology. 6(12): 405-411; pl. 2, figs 1-14. [408; pl. 2, fig. 11] Cited
Figured
Original Description
Type Designation

request
Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [30] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Philippines.
Point Locality:
Country: Philippines
Station:
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Region:
Sea Region: Indo-West Pacific.
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Expedition:
Ex. Collection: T. Lombe Taylor; J. C. Melvill
Collecting date:
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Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Archaeogastropoda Trochoidea Trochidae
Subfamily: Solariellinae

Remarks

Melvill, 1891: “One specimen, unique in my collection, originally in Mr. T. Lombe Taylor’s cabinet.”

Record last modified - 27/06/2018