Snail
NMS-Z.1972.50
Holding institution:
Donor:
The Evans Trust, Edinburgh. Purchased
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Helicteres vulpina
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
27 July 1875 - 11 August 1875
Form:
Dry
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Dr Alex Crosbie
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Stylommatophora
Family:
Bothriembryontidae
Genus:
Helicteres
Species:
Helicteres vulpina
Synonyms:
Helix vulpina
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
27 July 1875 - 11 August 1875
Area:
Honolulu, Hawaiii
Water body:
Eastern Central Pacific Ocean
Notes:
Three of 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).
