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Montacuta obliquans Melvill, 1907
766308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766308)
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marine, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 817, pl. 56, fig. 9; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
page(s): 817, pl. 56, fig. 9; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Montacuta obliquans Melvill, 1907. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766308 on 2025-09-10
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Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 817, pl. 56, fig. 9; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
page(s): 817, pl. 56, fig. 9; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
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