Marginella bicatenata G. B. Sowerby 3rd, 1914 | NMW.1955.158.01434 | Mollusca Types in Britain & Ireland
Type Specimen

Marginella bicatenata G. B. Sowerby 3rd, 1914
Holotype

Sowerby, G. B. (3rd). 1914c. Descriptions of new mollusca from New Caledonia, Japan, Philippines, China, and West Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8(14). pp.475-480. pl. 19 [477; pl. 19, fig. 7] [Original Description] [Type Designation]
Current name: Marginella bicatenata Sowerby 3rd, 1914
Classification: Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricoidea : Marginellidae
Type Status: Holotype [Verified - Harriet Wood ]
Collection: Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, Cardiff (Melvill-Tomlin)
Catalogue No.: NMW.1955.158.01434
No. specimens: 1 (Dry shells)
Type Locality: Unfortunately I have no certain knowledge to its habitat; but it was found in the collection of M. Denans without label, and most likely it was among the many fine shells collected by that gentleman at Goree, West Africa.
Collecting details: Denans
References

References are listed in chronological order. References containing the "Original Description" or "Type Designation" of Marginella bicatenata G. B. Sowerby 3rd, 1914 are highlighted in red.

Sowerby, G. B. (3rd). 1914c. Descriptions of new mollusca from New Caledonia, Japan, Philippines, China, and West Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8(14). pp.475-480. pl. 19 [477; pl. 19, fig. 7] [Cited] [Figured] [Original Description] [Type Designation]
Tomlin, J. R. le B. 1917. A systematic list of the Marginellidae. . Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 12(5). pp.242-306 [253] [Cited]
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Curatorial Contact

Harriet Wood
Collection Manager: Mollusca
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Cardiff
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