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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Pentadactylus ceylonicum Preston, 1909

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: paratype [] Preston, H.B. 1909. p.137, pl. 22, fig. 17
BMNH 1915.1.6.64 holotype Ceylon (= Sri Lanka)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  ceylonicum
Original Text Name:  Pentadactylus ceylonicum
Original Genus:  Pentadactylus

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.22 Type SpecAv

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971
                            Ergalatax Iredale, 1931
                              Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
                                Pentadactylus ceylonicum Preston, 1909

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10741) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.