Snail
NH:1899.114.202
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Sassia philomelae
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
17 October 1873 - 17 October 1873
Form:
Dry [also mummified tissue]
Type status:
Syntype
Station:
135C
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Ranellidae
Genus:
Sassia Bellardi, 1873
Species:
Sassia philomelae (Watson, 1881)
Station/Area Information
Station:
135C
Date collected:
17/10/1873
Area:
Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territory
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
47
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-37.43
Decimal Longitude:
-12.48
Gear:
Dredge
Notes:
Syntype of Triton philomelae Watson, 1881
