The marine mollusc collection at the Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum, London holds one of the largest and most important collections of molluscs in the world with an estimate 8 million specimens. The marine collection includes around 40,000 type lots for the phylum, mainly from the collections of Cuming, Sowerby, Smith, Gray, Adams, Melvill, Hinds, Carpenter, d’Orbigny, to name a few. As well as the scientific importance of the collections, a wealth of material originating with Sloane, Banks, Cook, Darwin, Lyell, Cracherode and Montagu gives an unparalleled historic dimension to our holdings. A dedicated library of over 6,000 bound volumes and 30,000 reprints on molluscs, dating from the 17th century, provides an incredibly accessible source of information to support collections, curation and research.

Citation

Andreia Salvador; The Marine Mollusc Collection at the Natural History Museum, London. The 19th International Congress of UNITAS MALACOLOGICA (18-24 JULY 2016)

Journal

Programme and Abstract Book; The 19th International Congress of UNITAS MALACOLOGICA

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622739

Embedded videos

http://www.unitasmalacologica.org/congress/WCM2016_Penang_Final_Programme_Book.pdf

Type

Conference Proceedings

Item Description

A poster from The 19th International Congress of UNITAS MALACOLOGICA. See link above for further details on the conference.
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