Solen novacula Montagu, 1803 | EXEMS Moll3707-3708 | Mollusca Types in Britain & Ireland
Type Specimen

Solen novacula Montagu, 1803
Syntype(s)

Montagu, G. 1803a. Testacea Britannica or Natural History of British Shells, Marine, Land, and Fresh-water, Including the Most Minute: Systematically Arranged and Embellished with Figures (Vol. 1). J. White, London. pp.xxxvii + 291 [47-48] [Original Description]
Oliver, P.G. & Morgenroth, H. In press. Additional Type and other Notable specimens of Mollusca from the Montagu Collection in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter. Zoosystematics and Evolution. submitted [Type Designation]
Current name: Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758) [source: MolluscaBase]
Classification: Bivalvia : Imparidentia (Superorder) : Solenoidea : Pharidae
Type Status: Syntype(s) [Verified - Graham Oliver ]
Collection: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter (Montagu, Col. G.)
Catalogue No.: EXEMS Moll3707-3708
No. specimens: 2 shells
Type Locality: Laugharne in Carmarthenshire [United Kingdom]
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References

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Montagu, G. 1803a. Testacea Britannica or Natural History of British Shells, Marine, Land, and Fresh-water, Including the Most Minute: Systematically Arranged and Embellished with Figures (Vol. 1). J. White, London. pp.xxxvii + 291 [47-48] [Original Description]
Oliver, P.G. & Morgenroth, H. In press. Additional Type and other Notable specimens of Mollusca from the Montagu Collection in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter. Zoosystematics and Evolution. submitted [Type Designation]
Specimen Data
Point Locality: Laugharne in Carmarthenshire
Continent: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
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Curatorial Contact

Holly Morgenroth
Collections Officer
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
Bradninch Offices, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS

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