Snail
NH:1899.114.136
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Metaxia abrupta
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 July 1873 - 2 July 1873
Form:
Dry [also mummified tissue]
Type status:
Syntype
Station:
75
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Caenogastropoda
Family:
Triphoridae
Genus:
Metaxia Monterosato, 1884
Species:
Metaxia abrupta (Watson, 1880)
Station/Area Information
Station:
75
Date collected:
02/07/1873
Area:
Fayal (Faial), Portugal
Water body:
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
27
Depth (Fathoms):
500 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
38.63
Decimal Longitude:
-28.48
Gear:
Dredge
Notes:
Syntype (broken) of Cerithium (Bittium) abruptum Watson, 1880
