Limicolaria abinsiensis Shackleford & Spence, 1916 | MANCH.EE.6333 | Mollusca Types in Britain & Ireland
Type Specimen

Limicolaria abinsiensis Shackleford & Spence, 1916
Holotype

Shackleford, L.J. & Spence, G.C. 1916. On a supposed new species of Limicolaria. Journal of Conchology. 15. pp.127-128 [127] [Original Description]
Current name: Limicolaria abinsiensis Shackleford & Spence, 1916 [source: Original citation]
Classification: Gastropoda : Stylommatophora (clade) : Achatinoidea : Achatinidae
Type Status: Holotype [Verified - Jon Ablett ]
Collection: Manchester Museum (Molluscs)
Catalogue No.: MANCH.EE.6333
No. specimens: 1 (shell)
Type Locality: Abinsi, Benue River, N. Nigeria [Nigeria]
Collecting details: G.C. Spence
Notes
‘Property of G.C. Spence, deposited for Safety, 12.xii.40’
References

References are listed in chronological order. References containing the "Original Description" or "Type Designation" of Limicolaria abinsiensis Shackleford & Spence, 1916 are highlighted in red.

Shackleford, L.J. & Spence, G.C. 1916. On a supposed new species of Limicolaria. Journal of Conchology. 15. pp.127-128 [127] [Figured] [Original Description]
McGhie, H. A. 2008. Catalogue of type specimens of molluscs in the collection of The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, UK. ZooKeys. 1. pp.1-46 [5] [Cited]
Specimen Data
Point Locality: Abinsi
Continent: Africa
Country: Nigeria
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Ex. Collector: G.C. Spence
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Field Notes: ‘Property of G.C. Spence, deposited for Safety, 12.xii.40’
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Curatorial Contact

Rachel Petts
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Manchester Museum
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