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bmhs_weatherheadshell_collection

Citation

Hamblin K, Perry Z (2018). bmhs_weatherheadshell_collection. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vfwsuy accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-13.

Description

This data set records the collection of shells donated to the Barbados Museum and Historical Society by Dr. Basil Weatherhead.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The extent of this study is confined to the collections which have already been donated to the Barbados Museum and historical Society

Sampling

For the BMHS there is no field sampling; specimens are donated to the museum

Method steps

  1. Each specimen has an ownership record, is classified, photographed and entered into the database

Taxonomic Coverages

All specimens were identified to family or species using various resources to identify the taxonomic data
  1. Voluta
    rank: genus
  2. Stylaster
    rank: genus
  3. Montastrea
    rank: genus
  4. Agaricia
    rank: genus
  5. Mycetophyllia
    rank: genus
  6. Manicina
    rank: genus
  7. Diploria
    rank: genus
  8. Sp;emastrea
    rank: genus
  9. Solenastrea
    rank: genus
  10. Helioseris
    rank: genus
  11. Mycetophyllia
    rank: genus
  12. Oliva
    rank: genus
  13. Conus
    rank: genus
  14. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  15. Telescopium
    rank: genus
  16. Mytilus
    rank: genus
  17. Distorsio
    rank: genus
  18. Strombus
    rank: genus
  19. Voluta
    rank: genus
  20. Voluta
    rank: genus
  21. Conus
    rank: genus
  22. Busycon
    rank: genus
  23. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  24. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  25. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  26. Plagiocardium
    rank: genus
  27. Strombus
    rank: genus
  28. Tonna
    rank: genus
  29. Cassia
    rank: genus
  30. Codakia
    rank: genus
  31. Pugilina
    rank: genus
  32. Conus
    rank: genus
  33. Haliotis
    rank: genus
  34. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  35. Fusinus
    rank: genus
  36. Terebra
    rank: genus
  37. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  38. Pecten
    rank: genus
  39. Voluta
    rank: genus
  40. Cymatium
    rank: genus
  41. Charonia
    rank: genus
  42. Turbo
    rank: genus
  43. Ovula
    rank: genus
  44. Harpa
    rank: genus
  45. Busycon
    rank: genus
  46. Phyllonotus
    rank: genus
  47. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  48. Busying
    rank: genus
  49. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  50. Conus
    rank: genus
  51. Conus
    rank: genus
  52. Lambis
    rank: genus
  53. Fasciolaria
    rank: genus
  54. Fusinus
    rank: genus
  55. Tonna
    rank: genus
  56. Cymbiola
    rank: genus
  57. Architectonica
    rank: genus
  58. Conus
    rank: genus
  59. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  60. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  61. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  62. Natica
    rank: genus
  63. Trachycardium
    rank: genus
  64. Cerithium
    rank: genus
  65. Meandrina
    rank: genus
  66. Epitonium
    rank: genus
  67. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  68. Phalium
    rank: genus
  69. Cavolina
    rank: genus
  70. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  71. Conus
    rank: genus
  72. Mitra
    rank: genus
  73. Mitra
    rank: genus
  74. Polystira
    rank: genus
  75. Morio
    rank: genus
  76. Cymatium
    rank: genus
  77. Bursa
    rank: genus
  78. Murex
    rank: genus
  79. Drillia
    rank: genus
  80. Conus
    rank: genus
  81. Nassarius
    rank: genus
  82. Ancistrosyrinx
    rank: genus
  83. Olivella
    rank: genus
  84. Trivia
    rank: genus
  85. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  86. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  87. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  88. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  89. Architectonica
    rank: genus
  90. Trivia
    rank: genus
  91. Distorsio
    rank: genus
  92. Plagiocardium
    rank: genus
  93. Plagiocardium
    rank: genus
  94. Mitra
    rank: genus
  95. Pecten
    rank: genus
  96. Meoma
    rank: genus
  97. Oliva
    rank: genus
  98. Voluta
    rank: genus
  99. Oliva
    rank: genus
  100. Oliva
    rank: genus
  101. Antillophos
    rank: genus
  102. Oliva
    rank: genus
  103. Oliva
    rank: genus
  104. Haliotis
    rank: genus
  105. Angaria
    rank: genus
  106. Trivia
    rank: genus
  107. Trivia
    rank: genus
  108. Fasciolaria
    rank: genus
  109. Fasciolaria
    rank: genus
  110. Conus
    rank: genus
  111. Conus
    rank: genus
  112. Voluta
    rank: genus
  113. Voluta
    rank: genus
  114. Conus
    rank: genus
  115. Charonia
    rank: genus
  116. Charonia
    rank: genus
  117. Trivia
    rank: genus
  118. Natica
    rank: genus
  119. Murex
    rank: genus
  120. Cassia
    rank: genus
  121. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  122. Strombus
    rank: genus
  123. Strombus
    rank: genus
  124. Harpa
    rank: genus
  125. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  126. Telescopium
    rank: genus
  127. Mytilus
    rank: genus
  128. Distorsio
    rank: genus
  129. Strombus
    rank: genus
  130. Voluta
    rank: genus
  131. Voluta
    rank: genus
  132. Conus
    rank: genus
  133. Busycon
    rank: genus
  134. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  135. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  136. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  137. Plagiocardium
    rank: genus
  138. Strombus
    rank: genus
  139. Tonna
    rank: genus
  140. Cassia
    rank: genus
  141. Codakia
    rank: genus
  142. Pugilina
    rank: genus
  143. Conus
    rank: genus
  144. Haliotis
    rank: genus
  145. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  146. Fusinus
    rank: genus
  147. Terebra
    rank: genus
  148. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  149. Pecten
    rank: genus
  150. Voluta
    rank: genus
  151. Cymatium
    rank: genus
  152. Charonia
    rank: genus
  153. Turbo
    rank: genus
  154. Ovula
    rank: genus
  155. Harpa
    rank: genus
  156. Busycon
    rank: genus
  157. Phyllonotus
    rank: genus
  158. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  159. Busying
    rank: genus
  160. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  161. Conus
    rank: genus
  162. Conus
    rank: genus
  163. Lambis
    rank: genus
  164. Fasciolaria
    rank: genus
  165. Fusinus
    rank: genus
  166. Tonna
    rank: genus
  167. Cymbiola
    rank: genus
  168. Voluta
    rank: genus
  169. Architectonica
    rank: genus
  170. Conus
    rank: genus
  171. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  172. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  173. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  174. Natica
    rank: genus
  175. Trachycardium
    rank: genus
  176. Cerithium
    rank: genus
  177. Stylaster
    rank: genus
  178. Montastrea
    rank: genus
  179. Agaricia
    rank: genus
  180. Mycetophyllia
    rank: genus
  181. Manicina
    rank: genus
  182. Diploria
    rank: genus
  183. Sp;emastrea
    rank: genus
  184. Solenastrea
    rank: genus
  185. Meandrina
    rank: genus
  186. Helioseris
    rank: genus
  187. Mycetophyllia
    rank: genus
  188. Epitonium
    rank: genus
  189. Mytilus
    rank: genus
  190. Oliva
    rank: genus
  191. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  192. Phalium
    rank: genus
  193. Cavolina
    rank: genus
  194. Dentalium
    rank: genus
  195. Conus
    rank: genus
  196. Mitra
    rank: genus
  197. Mitra
    rank: genus
  198. Polystira
    rank: genus
  199. Epitonium
    rank: genus
  200. Morio
    rank: genus
  201. Cymatium
    rank: genus
  202. Bursa
    rank: genus
  203. Murex
    rank: genus
  204. Drillia
    rank: genus
  205. Conus
    rank: genus
  206. Nassarius
    rank: genus
  207. Ancistrosyrinx
    rank: genus
  208. Olivella
    rank: genus
  209. Trivia
    rank: genus
  210. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  211. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  212. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  213. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  214. Architectonica
    rank: genus
  215. Trivia
    rank: genus
  216. Distorsio
    rank: genus
  217. Plagiocardium
    rank: genus
  218. Plagiocardium
    rank: genus
  219. Mitra
    rank: genus
  220. Pecten
    rank: genus
  221. Meoma
    rank: genus
  222. Oliva
    rank: genus
  223. Voluta
    rank: genus
  224. Oliva
    rank: genus
  225. Oliva
    rank: genus
  226. Antillophos
    rank: genus
  227. Oliva
    rank: genus
  228. Oliva
    rank: genus
  229. Haliotis
    rank: genus
  230. Angaria
    rank: genus
  231. Trivia
    rank: genus
  232. Trivia
    rank: genus
  233. Fasciolaria
    rank: genus
  234. Fasciolaria
    rank: genus
  235. Conus
    rank: genus
  236. Conus
    rank: genus
  237. Voluta
    rank: genus
  238. Voluta
    rank: genus
  239. Conus
    rank: genus
  240. Conus
    rank: genus
  241. Charonia
    rank: genus
  242. Charonia
    rank: genus
  243. Trivia
    rank: genus
  244. Natica
    rank: genus
  245. Murex
    rank: genus
  246. Cassia
    rank: genus
  247. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  248. Strombus
    rank: genus
  249. Strombus
    rank: genus
  250. Harpa
    rank: genus
  251. Cypraea
    rank: genus
  252. Cypraecassis
    rank: genus
  253. Angaria
    rank: genus
  254. Tonna
    rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

The Barbados Museum and Historical Society is located within the Barbados UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bridgetown and it's Garrison. Formerly a military prison for the British, it was converted into a museum in 1933.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kerron Hamblin
originator
position: Natural History Curator
The Barbados Museum and Historical Society
St. Ann's Garrison
Bridgetown
BB14038
St. Micheal
BB
Telephone: 1246-538-0102
email: nathist@barbmuse.org.bb
homepage: http://www.barbmuse.org
Zuwena Perry
metadata author
position: Project Assistant
Barbados Museum and Historical Society
St. Ann's Garrison
Bridgetown
BB14038
St. Micheal
BB
Telephone: (246)538-0201
email: projectassistant@barbmuse.org.bb
homepage: http://www.barbmuse.org.bb/
Zuwena Perry
publisher
position: Project Assistant
Barbados Museum and Historical Society
St. Ann's Garrison
Bridgetown
BB14038
St. Micheal
BB
Telephone: (246)538-0201
email: projectassistant@barbmuse.org.bb
homepage: http://www.barbmuse.org.bb/
Zuwena Perry
administrative point of contact
position: Project Assistant
Barbados Museum and Historical Society
St. Ann's Garrison
Bridgetown
BB14038
St. Micheal
BB
Telephone: (246)538-0201
email: projectassistant@barbmuse.org.bb
homepage: http://www.barbmuse.org.bb/
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