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Homalocantha melanamathos (Gmelin, 1791)

AphiaID

224943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224943)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Homalocantha Mörch, 1852

Orig. name

Murex melanamathos Gmelin, 1791

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Homalocantha melanamathos (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224943 on 2024-05-05

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Homalocantha melanamathos (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224943 on 2024-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-03-20 07:57:38Z

created

Nsiangango, Silvi Edith

2009-06-27 21:37:03Z

changed

Houart, Roland

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 454, pl. 143 figs 1-9 [details]

additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Conchology (Homalocantha melanamathos)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

From other sources

Homalocantha melanamathos

To Conchology (Homalocantha melanamathos)

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