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Marginella atractus Tomlin, 1918

Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Marginellidae
Current Name: Alaginella atracta (Tomlin, 1918)
[WoRMS: 409963]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.01088
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Port Alfred, Republic of South Africa, Cape Transition (S. Afr.).
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) J. R. le B. Tomlin

References


Reference
Citation
Reference available
Tomlin, J. R. le B. 1918b. Descriptions of three new species of Marginella from South Africa, with a note on M. sutoris Dunker. Journal of Conchology. 15: 306-307; pl. 10. [306-307; pl. 10, fig. 6] Cited
Figured
Original Description
Type Designation

request
Trew, A. 1990. John R. le B. Tomlin’s New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-101pp [45] Cited

Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Label: Pt Alfred.
Tomlin, 1918: Pt Alfred.
Point Locality: Port Alfred,
Country: Republic of South Africa
Station:
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Region:
Sea Region: Cape Transition (S. Afr.).
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Ex. Collection: J. R. le B. Tomlin
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Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Neogastropoda Muricoidea Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae

Remarks

Tomlin, 1918: “Type in my own collection.”

Record last modified - 27/06/2018