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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Ovulum alabaster Reeve, 1865

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Diminovula alabaster (Reeve, 1865)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [] Reeve, L.A. 1865. pl. 5, figs. 23a-b
BMNH ((British Museum) Natural History, London) 1829 lectotype "Senegal" (erroneous) designated "Geralia, Exmouth Gulf, West Australia (22º00'S, 114º15'E)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  alabaster
Original Text Name:  Ovulum alabaster
Original Genus:  Ovulum
Type: Subsequent type designation       Cate, C.N. 1973. p.27 

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.27 Type locality

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Diminovula Iredale, 1930
                            Diminovula alabaster (Reeve, 1865)
                              Ovulum alabaster Reeve, 1865

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8743) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.