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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Ovulum seminulum Sowerby, 1828

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Neosimnia seminulum (Sowerby, 1828)

Types

Primary Type: holotype [] Sowerby, G.B. 1828. p.157
BMNH ((British Museum) Natural History, London) 1874.12.11.182 holotype "Friendly Islands" [Tonga] restricted to Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia (24º00'S, 151º26'E)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  seminulum
Original Text Name:  Ovulum seminulum Sowerby, 1828
Original Genus:  Ovulum

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.92 Type locality

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Neosimnia Fischer, 1884
                            Neosimnia seminulum (Sowerby, 1828)
                              Ovulum seminulum Sowerby, 1828

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=38503) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.