Marine Species Traits - Mitromorpha hewitti (Tomlin, 1921)

WoRMS taxon details

Mitromorpha hewitti (Tomlin, 1921)

To GB Mollusca Types (Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00916)

AphiaID

432800 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432800)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Mitromorpha P. P. Carpenter, 1865

Original name

Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921

Synonymised names

Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921 · unaccepted (original combination)

Mitromorpha (Antimitra) hewitti (Tomlin, 1921) · unaccepted

Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) hewitti (Tomlin, 1921) · alternative representation

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1921). Description of Antimitra(?) hewitti n. sp. from South Africa. Journal of Conchology. 16: 156–157. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Port Alfred

type locality contained in Port Alfred [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mitromorpha hewitti (Tomlin, 1921). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432800 on 2025-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-12-02 09:46:51Z

created

Tucker, John

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1921). Description of Antimitra(?) hewitti n. sp. from South Africa. Journal of Conchology. 16: 156–157. [details]

basis of record Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 156 [details]