 M013952 |
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Mitra fortis Melvill, 1925
Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Mitridae| Current Name: | Mitra orientalis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834 [Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976] |
| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00100 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 |
| Locality: | West Coast, South America, S.E. Pacific. |
| Collecting Details: | (ex.Coll.) J. J. MacAndrew ex Thomas; J. C. Melvill |
References
Reference |
Citation |
Reference available |
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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. [215-216; pl. 10, fig. 5] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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| Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. The Mitridae of the World. Part 1. The subfamily Mitrinae. 3(17). Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 273-528pp; pls 248-466 [361; pl. 315, fig. 4] | Cited Figured Current Name |
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| Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [41] | Cited |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: W. coast S. America. Melvill, 1925: Probably western coasts of S. America (Peru or Chili) |
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| Country: | South America |
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| Region: | West Coast, |
| Sea Region: | S.E. Pacific. |
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| Ex. Collection: | J. J. MacAndrew ex Thomas; J. C. Melvill |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia |
Neogastropoda | Muricoidea | Mitridae Subfamily: Mitrinae |
Remarks
Melvill, 1925: “This interesting smooth dark Mitra, originally from the collection of Mr Thomas, subsequently came into possession of the late Mr. J. J. MacAndrew, from whom I acquired it not very long ago.”
Record last modified - 27/06/2018