 M013684 |
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 M013686 |
 i15436 |
 i15437 |
 i15438 |
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Dentalium aenigmaticum Jordan, 1895
Scaphopoda : Dentaliidae| Type Status: | Holotype |
| Collection: | Melvill-Tomlin |
| Accession No.: | NMW.1955.158.00751 |
| Preparations: | Dry shells |
| No. of Specimens: | 1 |
| Locality: | “Cold area” 100 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, Faroe Channel, Faeroes (U.K.), Stn. 8, N.E. Atlantic, 640 fms, 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. [264-265; pl. 16, fig. 1a & b] | Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation |
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| Steiner, G. & Kabat, A. R. 2004. Catalogue of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema. 26(4): 549-726. [559] | Cited | request |
Detailed Locality
| Verbatim Locality |
| “Triton” Expn. St. 8. 640fms. |
| Point Locality: | “Cold area” 100 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, |
| Country: | Faeroes (U.K.) |
| Station: | Stn. 8 |
| Grid ref./Coordinates: |
| Region: | Faroe Channel, |
| Sea Region: | N.E. Atlantic. |
| Altitude: | |
| Depth: | 640 fms |
| Expedition: | HMS Triton |
| Ex. Collection: |
| Collecting date: | 1882 |
| Collected by: |
Classification
Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Superfamily |
Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Mollusca | Scaphopoda
Subclass: Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida | - | Dentaliidae |
Remarks
This specimen is from the exact type locality and Tomlin has written ‘type’ on it. In his publication Jordan (1895: 264) states that only one specimen was collected from the “Cold area” Stn 8; 640fms which makes this specimen a holotype by monotypy. At the end of the description states that E. A. Smith informed him that two specimens of this species are in the Natural History Museum collections.
Record last modified - 27/06/2018