- Object name(s):
- mollusc: shell; TRIVIIDAE: Trivia arctica: arctic cowry; shell: Trivia arctica
- Brief description:
- Shells from George Montagu’s collection (syntypes). Montagu described these specimens as Bulla diaphana in Montagu G 1803. Testacea Britannica. Part 1. p. 225–226, Tab. 7 fig. 8. 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 article 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:
- United Kingdom
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Field collector:
- Colonel George Montagu (from the collection of)
- Object name:
- mollusc: shell; TRIVIIDAE: Trivia arctica: arctic cowry; shell: Trivia arctica
- Object number:
- Moll4311
- Reproduction number:
- moll4311.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/26201bfe-c3b9-3e6b-b994-089fbcf73c28
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/26201bfe-c3b9-3e6b-b994-089fbcf73c28, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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