WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Pseudominolia climacota (Melvill, 1897)

AphiaID

701817 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:701817)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pseudominolia D. G. Herbert, 1992

Original name

Minolia climacota Melvill, 1897

Synonymised names

Minolia climacota Melvill, 1897 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Minolia climacota Melvill, 1897) Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society. 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 16-17, pl. 7, fig. 22. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Iranian part of the Gulf of Oman

type locality contained in Iranian part of the Gulf of Oman [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pseudominolia climacota (Melvill, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701817 on 2026-10-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-09-23 17:29:38Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-12-17 10:39:56Z

changed

Herbert, David

2026-07-24 11:09:07Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Minolia climacota Melvill, 1897) Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society. 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 16-17, pl. 7, fig. 22. [details]

new combination reference Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 37, fig. 53. [details]

Other

additional source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 67 [details]