MolluscaBase taxon details
Zafra melitoma (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
511617 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511617)
accepted
Species
Columbella (Seminella) melitoma Melvill & Standen, 1901 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Columbella melitoma Melvill & Standen, 1901 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Columbella (Seminella) melitoma Melvill & Standen, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 405, pl. 23, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 405, pl. 23, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Karachi Coast
type locality contained in Karachi Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
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original description
(of Columbella (Seminella) melitoma Melvill & Standen, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 405, pl. 23, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]
page(s): 405, pl. 23, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]




Syntype (of Columbella melitoma Melvill & Standen, 1901) ZMB 55.907, geounit Karachi [details]