Land snail
NMS-Z.1972.50
Holding institution:
Donor:
The Evans Trust, Edinburgh. Purchased
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Sphaerospira macleayi
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
24 August 1874 - 8 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Dr Alex Crosbie
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Family:
Camaenidae
Genus:
Sphaerospira
Species:
Sphaerospira macleayi Cox, 1865
Synonyms:
Helix macleayi
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
24 August 1874 - 8 September 1874
Area:
Port Denison, Queensland, Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea
Notes:
Two specimens in a collection comprising about 200 species of marine and non-marine Mollusca. Collected by Dr Alexander Crosbie, staff-surgeon aboard HMS "Challenger", during her circumglobal expedition of 1872-76. The shells were kept by Crosbie for his private collection and were not included in the Reports on the Scientific Results of the Voyage. About half the specimens are localized and some are still accompanied by the original label in Crosbie's handwriting (blue labels).
