Gaudy sanguin, faded sunset shell or box sunset shell
- Description
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Shells from George Montagu’s collection.
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. - Accession Loan No.
- Moll4296
- Collection Class
- Molluscs
- Common Name
- gaudy sanguin, faded sunset shell or box sunset shell
- Simple Name
- mollusc: shell
- Full Name
- PSAMMOBIIDAE: Asaphis deflorata [Linn]: gaudy sanguin, faded sunset shell or box sunset shell
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Family Group
- Collector / Excavator
- Montagu, Colonel George (from the collection of)
- Collection Country
- United Kingdom
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
- Phylum
- MOLLUSCA
- Family
- PSAMMOBIIDAE
- Genus
- Asaphis
- Species
- deflorata
