MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Dentalium tomlini Melvill, 1918

WoRMS taxon details

Dentalium tomlini Melvill, 1918

AphiaID

344182 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344182)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Dentalium Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Dentalium tomlini Melvill, 1918

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 155, pl. 5, fig. 31 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Karachi Coast

type locality contained in Karachi Coast [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentalium tomlini Melvill, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344182 on 2025-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-04-11 11:44:20Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2008-12-21 08:31:37Z

changed

Scarabino, Victor

2023-10-17 08:53:41Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 155, pl. 5, fig. 31 [details]