WoRMS taxon details
Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821)
585297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:585297)
accepted
Species
Natica melastoma Swainson, 1821 · unaccepted (original combination)
Natica sanguinolenta Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Natica melastoma Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): vol. 2, pl. 79, lower figures [details]
page(s): vol. 2, pl. 79, lower figures [details]
Note Unknown: not given in the original description
Type locality Unknown: not given in the original description [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585297 on 2025-03-30
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(of Natica melastoma Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): vol. 2, pl. 79, lower figures [details]
original description (of Natica sanguinolenta Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 361 [details]
basis of record Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
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page(s): vol. 2, pl. 79, lower figures [details]
original description (of Natica sanguinolenta Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 361 [details]
basis of record Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Unknown: not given in the original description [details]
