Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: non-marine molluscs (fossil & subfossil records)
Citation
Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland (2023). Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: non-marine molluscs (fossil & subfossil records). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/b2ekhu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.Description
The records in this dataset are the records of fossil molluscs recorded through the Conchological Society's non-marine census which has been run since 1876. The dataset includes digital records of fossil molluscs for Great Britain held by the Society. All the survey data were collected by members of the Conchological Society and additional data are still being collected.
Purpose
To maintain a repository of fossil mollusc records. The dataset is not definitive but are useful when considering the molluscan fauna of Great Britain over longer time scales.
Sampling Description
Quality Control
Initial validation of the records was carried out by automatically checking that the grid reference occurred within the recorded Vice County stated. The distribution maps of the data were visually checked by Adrian Norris prior to publication.Method steps
- The dataset is composed of adhoc records provided by Society members.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The dataset covers Great Britain. The sampling is biased towards England with a lower level of sampling in Scotland.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorConchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
metadata author
Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Rosemary Hill
administrative point of contact
email: secretary@conchsoc.org