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Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919

Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Harpidae
[WoRMS: 403733]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00022
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: No locality.
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) J. J. MacAndrew; J. C. Melvill

References


Reference
Citation
Reference available
Melvill, J. C. 1919b. Description of Morum praeclarum, sp.nov., with remarks on the recent species of the genus. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(3): 69-72; text fig. [69; text fig.] Cited
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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 [58] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
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Point Locality: No locality.
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Ex. Collection: J. J. MacAndrew; J. C. Melvill
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Classification

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Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Neogastropoda Muricoidea Harpidae
Subfamily: Moruminae

Remarks

Melvill, 1919: “This interesting shell was in the collection of the late Mr. J. J. MacAndrew, of Ivybridge, Devon.”

Record last modified - 27/06/2018