A catalogue of the Sipuncula, Echiura and Priapulida in the collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
Smaldon, G.; Watt, K.R. (1974). A catalogue of the Sipuncula, Echiura and Priapulida in the collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Royal Scottish Museum Information Series. Natural History, 3. Royal Scottish Museum: Edinburgh. iii, 31 pp.
Part of: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series. Natural History. Royal Scottish Museum, Natural History: Edinburgh. ISSN 0307-5036, more
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| Keywords |
Collections > Museum collections
Echiura [WoRMS]; Priapulida [WoRMS]; Sipuncula [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Between the years 1935 and 1958, the late A.C. Stephen held the keepership of the Department of Natural History at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. The specimens of Sipuncula and Echiura which were the subject of his research during that period form the basis of the collections reported here. For many years the Priapulida were included with the Sipuncula and Echiura in the assemblage known as the "Gephyrea", not now considered valid, but used so widely in the literature as to warrant continual attention. All three groups are now rightly considered as separate entities. Throughout this catalogue the classification and nomenclature of Stephen and Edmonds (1972)have been followed, and all identifications re-checked. All material listed is stored in 70% ethanol. |
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