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Perrottetia Dermapyrrhosa
''Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''dermapyrrhosa'' is from the Greek Language, Greek “derma” meaning “skin” and “pyrrhos” meaning “red or yellowish-red”. Distribution Distribution of ''Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa'' include List of non-marine molluscs of Thailand, Thailand. It is known from the type locality only. The Type locality (biology), type locality is Wat Tam Namsrithong, Nong Kung Si District, Kalasin Province, Thailand, . Description This species was described from Thailand in 2013 with a complete information on shell, radula and genitalia. Live specimens exhibit yellowish-red reticulated skin, and reddish tentacular retractor muscles are visible through the semi-transparent body. The shell has 6–6½ whorl (mollusc), whorls. The width of the shell is 7.4–8.1 mm. The height of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paratype
In zoology and botany, a paratype is a specimen of an organism that helps define what the scientific name of a species and other taxon actually represents, but it is not the holotype (and in botany is also neither an isotype nor a syntype). Often there is more than one paratype. Paratypes are usually held in museum research collections. The exact meaning of the term ''paratype'' when it is used in zoology is not the same as the meaning when it is used in botany. In both cases however, this term is used in conjunction with ''holotype''. Zoology In zoological nomenclature, a paratype is officially defined as "Each specimen of a type series other than the holotype.", ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' In turn, this definition relies on the definition of a "type series". A type series is the material (specimens of organisms) that was cited in the original publication of the new species or subspecies, and was not excluded from being type material by the author (th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
