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Peristernia cremnochione var. photiformis Melvill, 1891

Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Fasciolariidae
Current Name: Peristernia cremnochione Melvill, 1891
[WoRMS: 447174]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00355
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius, Indian Ocean.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) G. B. Sowerby; J. C. Melvill

References


Reference
Citation
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Melvill, J. C. 1891b. An historical account of the genus Latrius (Montfort) and its dependencies, with descriptions of eleven new species, and a catalogue of Latirus and Peristernia. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. Series 4, 4: 365-411; pl. 2. [397] Cited
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Melvill, J. C. 1911. An enumeration of the additions made to the genus Latirus Montfort since 1891, with descriptions of of three new species. Journal of Conchology. 13(6): 164-178; text fig. [173; text fig.] Cited
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Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [57] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Mauritius.
Melvill, 1891: Mauritius.
Point Locality:
Country: Republic of Mauritius
Station:
Grid ref./Coordinates:
Region: Mauritius,
Sea Region: Indian Ocean.
Altitude:
Depth:
Expedition:
Ex. Collection: G. B. Sowerby; J. C. Melvill
Collecting date:
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Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Neogastropoda Muricoidea Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Peristerniinae

Remarks

Melvill, 1891: “...the ribs of one specimen I have...This may be called variety ß. photiformis...”

Record last modified - 27/06/2018