Shells from George Montagu’s collection. Lectotype (Moll3729/1) and paralectotype (Moll3729/2) selected by Morton and Scott 1990.
Montagu described these specimens as Donax castaneus in Montagu G 1803. Testacea Britannica. Part 2. p 573-574 not figured
For more information see Oliver, P.G. et al. Type specimens of Mollusca described by Col. George Montagu in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter and The Natural History Museum, London. Zoosystematics and Evolution 2018. This paper is open access.
In January 2020 the Montagu Collection was awarded Designated status by Arts Council England. This mark of distinction recognises the collection’s international significance to the scientific community - it is the most intact and taxonomically important collection of British shells of the early 19th century (1800-1816) to be found anywhere in the UK.
