 M013374 |
 M013375 |
 i15250 |
 i15439 |
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Actaeon browni Jordan, 1895
Gastropoda : Philinoidea : Acteonidae| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.01206 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 sh |
| Locality: | “Warm area” 80 or 90 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, U.K, Stn. 13, N.E. Atlantic, 570 fms, 59°51’02”N, 08°18’W, HMS Triton |
| Collecting Details: | HMS Triton, 1882 |
References
Reference |
Citation |
Reference available |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan, H. K. 1895. On some new species of British mollusca, from the "Triton" Expedition, with a list of other species new to the Faroe Channel. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 1(6): 264-269; pl. 16, figs 1-8. [267; pl. 16, fig. 7] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| Label: “Triton” Exp. St 13. 570 fms. Jordan, 1895: “Warm area." Station No. 13: 570 fms. |
| Point Locality: | “Warm area” 80 or 90 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, |
| Country: | Scotland, U.K. |
| Station: | Stn. 13 |
| Grid ref./Coordinates: | 59°51’02”N., 08°18’W. |
| Region: | Outer Hebrides, |
| Sea Region: | N.E. Atlantic. |
| Altitude: | |
| Depth: | 570 fms |
| Expedition: | HMS Triton |
| Ex. Collection: |
| Collecting date: | 1882 |
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Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Mollusca | Gastropoda
Subclass: Opisthobranchia |
Cephalaspidea | Philinoidea | Acteonidae |
Remarks
Jordan, 1895:
“I have named it after my old and valued friend Mr. Alfred Brown, of Glasgow, author of The Mollusca of the Firth of Clyde."
Record last modified - 27/06/2018