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Mitra (Vulpecula) tomlini Melvill, 1925
Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Costellariidae| Current Name: | Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) [OBIS: 13498] |
| Type Status: | Lectotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.01000 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 |
| Locality: | "Doubtless eastern tropics but not precisely known.", Eastern Tropics |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) J. C. Melvill |
References
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Citation |
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| Melvill, J. C. 1925. Descriptions of nine new species of Mitridae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16(5): 215-219; pl. 10. [217-218; pl. 10, fig. 7] | Cited Figured Original Description |
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| Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [68] | Cited Type Designation |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: None. Melvill, 1925: Doubtless eastern tropics but not precisely known. |
| Point Locality: | "Doubtless eastern tropics but not precisely known." |
| Country: | Eastern Tropics |
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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: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Muricoidea | Costellariidae |
Remarks
Melvill, 1925 does not indicate that the original description was based on one specimen. Trew, 1987 listed this specimen as a holotype; in accordance with ICZN Art. 74.6 this is an indirect lectotype selection by inference of holotype (Trew, 1987: 68).
Record last modified - 27/06/2018