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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Naticidae 

Natica melastoma Swainson, 1821

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Polinices (Conuber) melastomus (Swainson, 1821)

Types

Primary Type: Status unknown [] Swainson, W. 1821. pl. 79
Status unknown Unknown

Keywords

Original Epithet:  melastoma
Original Text Name:  Natica melastoma Swainson, 1821
Original Genus:  Natica

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Naticoidea
                        Naticidae Forbes, 1838
                          Polinicinae Gray, 1847
                            Polinices Montfort, 1810
                              Polinices (Conuber) Finlay & Marwick, 1937
                                Polinices (Conuber) melastomus (Swainson, 1821)
                                  Natica melastoma Swainson, 1821

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9137) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.