Sea snail
NMS-Z.1972.50
Holding institution:
Donor:
The Evans Trust, Edinburgh. Purchased
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Euchelus baccatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
6 April 1874 - 12 June 1874
Form:
Dry
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Dr Alex Crosbie
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Family:
Trochidae
Genus:
Euchelus
Species:
Euchelus baccatus
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
6 April 1874 - 12 June 1874
Area:
Port Jackson, Australia
Water body:
Tasman Sea
Notes:
Two 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).
