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William Lyons of Tenby (1776–1849) and his conchology collection in the Tenby Museum & Art Gallery with recognition of type material = William Lyons de Tenby (1776–1849) et sa collection conchyliologique au Tenby Museum & Art Gallery avec reconnaissance du matériel type

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The William Lyons (1776-1849) conchological collection in the Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is one of the few from the early century to survive intact and is the oldest natural history collection in Wales. Lyons was recognised in three eponyms, the molluscan genus Lyonsia and the molluscan species Trochus lyonsii, and the barnacle Conia lyonsii. His collection was extensively cited in the works of Forbes and Hanley, J.G. Jeffreys and Captain T. Brown. Lyons corresponded and received shells from his contemporaries who include Colonel G. Montagu; W. Turton; J.S. Miller; Lieutenant General R. Bingham; Reverend W. Bingley; T. Walcott; Miss Puxley; Miss Pocock and T. Rackett; brief biographies of each are given. Examples of the labels and handwriting of the collectors are illustrated. Type and possible type material is recognized for the following species: Acanthochitona discrepans Brown, 1827; Turritella (now Aclis) minor Brown, 1827; Pyramis crystallina Brown, 1827 (now Hyala vitrea); Helix goodalli Miller, 1822 (now Opeas hannense); Helix (now Zenobiella) subrufescens J.S. Miller, 1822; Physa alba Turton, 1825 (now Physa hypnorum); Helix scarburgensis Alder, 1830 (now Spermodea lamellata) and Voluta catenata Montagu, 1803 (now Gibberula catenata (Montagu, 1803). A manuscript in the hand of William Lyons entitled "A list of shells found on the sea shore at Tenby and Pembrokeshire" is presented and analysed. A brief family history of William Lyons is included.

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Oliver, P.G.; Talbot, K.; Fredriksson, B.; Tomlinson, V.; Lewis, M.; Fraser, D. (2020). William Lyons of Tenby (1776–1849) and his conchology collection in the Tenby Museum & Art Gallery with recognition of type material = William Lyons de Tenby (1776–1849) et sa collection conchyliologique au Tenby Museum & Art Gallery avec reconnaissance du matériel type. Colligo 3(1): 1-46

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