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Gastropoda Unplaced Architectonicidae 

Solarium abyssorum Melvill & Standen, 1903

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Architectonica (maxima-group) stellata (Philippi, 1849)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p. 297, pl. 21, fig. 1
BMNH BMNH 1903.12.15.108 lectotype Gulf of Oman

Keywords

Original Epithet:  abyssorum
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon       Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903.  
Original Text Name:  Solarium abyssorum
Original Genus:  Solarium
Status of Name: Synonym       Bieler, R. 1993.  
Type: Subsequent type designation [ Bieler, 1984, lectotype designation. Bieler, 1993, p. 61: "Syntypic material located in several collections consisted of a mixture of juvenile shells of various Architectonica species. One of two syntypes in the British Museum (BMNH 1903.12.15.108-109) was selected as lectotype of S. abyssorum... This specimen is most likely a juvenile shell of A. stellata." ]

References

 Bieler, R. 1993.  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Heterobranchia
                Heterostropha
                  Unplaced
                    Architectonicoidea
                      Architectonicidae
                        Architectonica Röding, 1798
                          Architectonica (maxima-group) Bieler, 1993
                            Architectonica (maxima-group) stellata (Philippi, 1849)
                              Solarium abyssorum Melvill & Standen, 1903

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=66423) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.