Primary Types in the Collection of Molluscs in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum: Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda

Igor V Muratov,Linda Davis

doi:10.5733/afin.052.0203

Abstract

All primary types of Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda deposited in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum are presented. The reference to the original publication, including the original generic position, the type locality, the collector and the size of the type specimen(s), is provided for each type, followed by information on the type in the NMSA collection (catalogue number, size of the type specimen, type locality and collector), other types mentioned in most recent publication(s) with the reference(s) to such publication(s), brief remarks and colour photographs. A lectotype is designated for Sepia (Rhombosepion) acuminata Smith, 1916.

Highlights

The collection of molluscs in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum came into being due to the enthusiasm and dedication of an amateur collector of molluscs and books, Henry Clifden Burnup, who became honorary curator of the mollusc collection until his death in 1928
Massy (1925: 202) examined some Sepia shells from the KwaZulu-Natal Museum but did not indicate whether this material was from type series
All the primary types of Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda deposited in the KwaZuluNatal Museum were collected from the South African coast near Port Shepstone and Tongaat by Henry Burnup

Summary

Introduction

The collection of molluscs in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum came into being due to the enthusiasm and dedication of an amateur collector of molluscs and books, Henry Clifden Burnup, who became honorary curator of the mollusc collection until his death in 1928. The last time shells of Sepia from the KwaZulu-Natal Museum were examined IRU WD[RQRPLF SXUSRVHV ZDV LQ ZKHQ 5RHOHYHOG UHFHLYHG ¿YH VKHOOV RI Sepia incerta Smith, 1916 (not from the type series) on loan for her publication on Sepiidae of Southern Africa

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