bmhswatsonshellcollection

Study Extent

The extent of the study is confined to the shells donated by Rev. N. B. Watson around 1934

Sampling

There was no sampling description given for this collection.

Method steps

1. Shells were identified, cataloged and entered in the the database.

All specimens where identified to the family or species using various resources to verify the taxonomic data.

1. Marginella
   rank: genus
2. Capulus
   rank: genus
3. Pyramidella
   rank: genus
4. Nassa
   rank: genus
5. Solarium
   rank: genus
6. Astralium
   rank: genus
7. Purpura
   rank: genus
8. Lampusia
   rank: genus
9. Planaxis
   rank: genus
10. Tectarius
    rank: genus
11. Littorina
    rank: genus
12. Xenophorus
    rank: genus
13. Olivella
    rank: genus
14. Columbella
    rank: genus
15. Scalaria
    rank: genus
16. Fissurella
    rank: genus
17. Patella
    rank: genus
18. Hemitoma
    rank: genus
19. Terebra
    rank: genus
20. Nerita
    rank: genus
21. Spirula
    rank: genus
22. Lotorium
    rank: genus
23. Cassis
    rank: genus
24. Arca
    rank: genus
25. Venus
    rank: genus
26. Solecurtus
    rank: genus
27. Nitidella
    rank: genus
28. Asaphis
    rank: genus
29. Polinices
    rank: genus
30. Hipponix
    rank: genus
31. Ranella
    rank: genus
32. Pectuncalus
    rank: genus
33. Chama
    rank: genus
34. Trigona
    rank: genus
35. Cardium
    rank: genus
36. Tellina
    rank: genus
37. Calyptraea
    rank: genus
38. Voluta
    rank: genus
39. Strigilla
    rank: genus
40. Ianthina
    rank: genus
41. Modiola
    rank: genus
42. Diplodonta
    rank: genus
43. Lima
    rank: genus
44. Divaricella
    rank: genus
45. Cypraea
    rank: genus

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