Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Reeve Bros.
Place
Date
1843-1878?
Physical Description
v. <20?> : ill. (col. plates) ; 23 cm.
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Purchased 1878 with funding from the Auckland Education Board - see MS 1415 folder 2.
Public Access Text
Vols. 16-20 by G.B. Sowerby. Imprint varies. Incomplete set containing the following monographs : Ancillaria, Buccinum, Bulimus, Cassis, Cerithium, Chiton, Conus, Cypraea, Dolium, Fusus, Haliotis, Harpa, Helix, Janthina, Mactra, Mesodesma, Mitra, Murex, Mytilus, Natica, Nerita, Oliva, Pecten, Pleurotoma, Purpura, Strombus, Terebra, Voluta, Zizyphinus. Information taken from Auckland Institute and Museum Library. Catalogue. 1910 p.44.
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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