Document of bibliographic reference 339659

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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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AS

Title

Type specimens in the molluscan collection of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum, Florida, USA

Abstract

This article lists and comments on the primary and secondary types represented in the collection of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum (BMSM), on Sanibel, Florida, USA. The collection includes 464 type specimens, of which 15 are holotypes, representing 149 taxa, of which 145 are species and four subspecies. The BMSM collection is fully catalogued and posted online via the Museum’s website, in addition to iDigBio and GBIF. The publication of this annotated list intends to improve on the accessibility and promote this important group of name-bearing specimens, which includes, among other cases, types originating from orphaned collections and material poorly documented in the original descriptions. Eighty-two types were selected for illustration, and the photos of all BMSM types are available as part of the BMSM online collection catalog.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000637992600001

Bibliographic citation

Leal, J.H. (2021). Type specimens in the molluscan collection of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum, Florida, USA. Zootaxa 4951(1): 1-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4951.1.1

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true

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open access

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true