MolluscaBase name details
original description
Jay, J. C. (1839). A catalogue of shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system; together with descriptions of new or rare species, contained in the collection of John C. Jay, M.D. <em>3rd ed. Wiley & Putnam, New York.</em> 1-126, plates 1-10., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54059
page(s): 124-125 [details]
additional source
Vos, C. (2007) A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls, Conchbooks, Germany
page(s): 97 [details]
From other sources
Spelling The species currently referred to as Tonna melanostoma (Jay, 1839) was referred to as Dolium melanostoma Jay, 1839 (ending "-a" rather than "-um") by (a. o.) Hanley (1860:488); Dunker (1867:105); Tryon (1885:261) [details]
Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna melanostoma (Jay, 1839) was referred to as Dolium melanostomum Jay, 1839 by (a. o.) Reeve (1848 pl. 2, fig 2); Philippi (1849:11; 1851:11); Küster (1857:67); Paetel (1887:222) [details]