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Type specimens of Trivia monacha and arctica - cowries
Colonel George Montagucirca 1800
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom
Shells from George Montagu’s collection. Moll4248 is comprised of 12 shells of two different species. Of these 12 shells 3 bear spots and are Cypraea europaea Montagu. 8 of the remaining ribbed shells do not bear spots and are Trivia arctica.
Details
- Title: Type specimens of Trivia monacha and arctica - cowries
- Creator: Colonel George Montagu
- Creator Lifespan: 1753/1815
- Date Created: circa 1800
- Location Created: UK
- Subject Keywords: mollusc, shell, sea shell, sea snail, marine biology, natural history, conchology
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