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Mitra morchii A. Adams, 1855
934964 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:934964)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Cancilla herklotsiana (Dohrn, 1861) · unaccepted
Cancilla moerchii (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted
Mitra (Tiara) moerchii A. Adams, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mitra herklotsiana Dohrn, 1861 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 130-138, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747527
page(s): 134, pl. 28, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 134, pl. 28, fig. 5. [details]
Note Australia
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Type locality Australia [details]
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Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 130-138, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747527
page(s): 134, pl. 28, fig. 5. [details]
basis of record Huang, S.-I [Shih-I]; Salisbury, R. A. (2017). <i>Magnamitra</i> n. gen. and nomenclatural remarks on large <i>Cancilla</i> and <i>Mitra</i> from Taiwan and the Philippines (Gastropoda: Mitridae). <em>Visaya.</em> 4 (6): 19-47. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 134, pl. 28, fig. 5. [details]
basis of record Huang, S.-I [Shih-I]; Salisbury, R. A. (2017). <i>Magnamitra</i> n. gen. and nomenclatural remarks on large <i>Cancilla</i> and <i>Mitra</i> from Taiwan and the Philippines (Gastropoda: Mitridae). <em>Visaya.</em> 4 (6): 19-47. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Spelling The original spelling is "morchii", but the author also said "I have much pleasure in dedicating this fine species to M. Mörch..." [details]Type locality Australia [details]
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