Type specimen of Trochus tenuis the European granulated top-shell

Colonel George Montagucirca 1800

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom

Montagu described these specimens as Trochus tenuis in Montagu G 1803. Testacea Britannica. Part 1. p. 275–277, Table 10, figure 3. This species is now known as Calliostoma granulatum.

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Title: Type specimen of Trochus tenuis the European granulated top-shell
Creator: Colonel George Montagu
Creator Lifespan: 1753/1815
Date Created: circa 1800
Location Created: UK
Subject Keywords: Mollusc, shell, Sea snail, marine biology, natural history, concohology

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