Columbarium benthocallis Melvill & Standen, 1907 | NMS.Z.1921.143.673 | Mollusca Types in Great Britain
Type Specimen

Columbarium benthocallis Melvill & Standen, 1907
Holotype

Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. 1907. The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. . Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 46(1), no. 5. pp.119-157. one plate [140-141; figs.11,11a] [Original Description] [Type Designation]
Current name: Tropidofusus benthocallis (Melvill & Standen, 1907) [source: WoRMS] [WoRMS ID: 1296713]
Classification: Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinelloidea : Columbariidae
Type Status: Holotype [Verified - ]
Collection: National Museums Scotland (Scottish National Antarctic Expedition)
Catalogue No.: NMS.Z.1921.143.673
No. specimens: 1 (Dry)
Type Locality: Trawl, lat. 62º10'S., long. 41º20'W., 1775 fathoms, March 10, 1903
Collecting details: 10/03/1903; Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902 - 1904; Scotia; Trawl
Notes
62º10'S 41º20'W, 10 March 1903
References

References are listed in chronological order. References containing the "Original Description" or "Type Designation" of Columbarium benthocallis Melvill & Standen, 1907 are highlighted in red.

Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. 1907. The marine Mollusca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. . Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 46(1), no. 5. pp.119-157. one plate [140-141; figs.11,11a] [Original Description] [Type Designation] [Figured] [Cited]
Darragh, T. A. 1969. A revision of the family Columbariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 83. pp.63-119. 2-6 [103; pl.6; figs.118,124] [Cited] [Figured]
Smaldon, G., Heppell, D., Watt, K. R. 1976. Type specimens of Invertebrates (excluding Insects) held at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. 4. Royal Scottish Museum Information Series [41] [Cited]
Engl, W. 2012. Shells of Antarctica. ConchBooks [173; pl.70; figs.4] [Cited] [Figured]
Specimen Data
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Water Body: Southern Ocean
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Collecting date: 10/03/1903
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Expedition/Survey: Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902 - 1904
Vessel: Scotia
Sampling Method: Trawl
Field No.: Stn.313
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Altitude: -
Depth: 1775 fathoms
OS Grid Ref.: -
Lat./Long.(verbatim): 62º10'S
Decimal Degress: -62.166667,-41.333333
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Sankurie Pye
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National Museums Scotland
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