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Pecten guendolinae Melvill, 1888
Bivalvia : Pectinoidea : Pectinidae| Current Name: | Cryptopecten nux (Reeve, 1853) [WoRMS: 394289] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00002 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius, Indian Ocean. |
| Collecting Details: | 1887 |
References
Reference |
Citation |
Reference available |
|---|---|---|
| Melvill, J. C. 1888a. Description of six new species of Pecten. Journal of Conchology. 5(9): 279-281; pl. 2. [279; pl. 2, fig. 6] | 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 [43] | Cited |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: No locality given. Melvill, 1888: Mauritius. |
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| Country: | Republic of Mauritius |
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| Region: | Mauritius, |
| Sea Region: | Indian Ocean. |
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| Collecting date: | 1887 |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Mollusca | Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia |
Ostreoida | Pectinoidea | Pectinidae Subfamily: Chlamydinae |
Remarks
Melvill, 1888: 281
“All the foregoing species are described from the types, at present unique, in my collection.”
Melvill’s label states:
"Named after my third daughter Gwendolin Margaret Brodie-Hoare"
Record last modified - 27/06/2018