- Object name(s):
- mollusc: shell; LUCINIDAE: Lucinella divaricata; shell: Lucinella divaricata
- Brief description:
- Shell from George Montagu’s collection (syntype). Montagu described this specimens as Cardium arcuatum in Montagu G 1803. Testacea Britannica. Part 1. p. 85, Tab. 3 fig. 2. For more information see Oliver PG, Morgenroth H (2018) Additional Type and other Notable specimens of Mollusca from the Montagu Collection in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94(2): 281-303. This paper is open access. In January 2020 the Montagu Collection was awarded Designated status by Arts Council England. This mark of distinction recognises the collection’s international significance to the scientific community - it is the most intact and taxonomically important collection of British shells of the early 19th century (1800-1816) to be found anywhere in the UK. This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Scientific type
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Field collection place:
- Falmouth
- Field collection place:
- Cornwall
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Field collector:
- Colonel George Montagu (from the collection of)
- Object name:
- mollusc: shell; LUCINIDAE: Lucinella divaricata; shell: Lucinella divaricata
- Object number:
- Moll3744
- Reproduction number:
- moll3744.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Molluscs
- Right type:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8e5f7d7b-1b27-39b2-b010-6fdfdfec09e2
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8e5f7d7b-1b27-39b2-b010-6fdfdfec09e2, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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