Bittium abruptum Watson, 1880 | LIVCM.28.8.1899.291 - 291c [682] | Mollusca Types in Britain & Ireland
Type Specimen

Bittium abruptum Watson, 1880
Syntype(s) (possible) (lost)

Watson, R. B. 1880a. Mollusca of H.M.S. "Challenger" Expedition. Part 5. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 15. pp.87-126 [119-120] [Original Description]
Current name: Metaxia abrupta Watson, 1880 [source: MolluscaBase]
Classification: Gastropoda : Triphoroidea : Triphoridae
Type Status: Syntype(s) (possible) (lost) [Verified - Ian Wallace ]
Collection: National Museums Liverpool (Challenger Material)
Catalogue No.: LIVCM.28.8.1899.291 - 291c [682]
No. specimens: 0 [4 originally]
Type Locality: Fayal, Azores. 450 - 500 fms.
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Watson, R. B. 1880a. Mollusca of H.M.S. "Challenger" Expedition. Part 5. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 15. pp.87-126 [119-120] [Original Description]
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Curatorial Contact

Tony Hunter
Assistant Curator (Entomology)
National Museums Liverpool
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Liverpool
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