Description
This data set records the collection of shells donated to the Barbados Museum and Historical Society by Dr. Basil Weatherhead.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 270 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Hamblin K (2018): bmhs_weatherheadshell_collection. v1.1. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bmhs_weatherheadshell_collection&v=1.1
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: ae8278d8-b34c-43ad-80cd-127997c3dd68. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; shells; mollusc; gastropoda
Contacts
- Originator
- Metadata Provider ●
- Publisher ●
- Point Of Contact
Geographic Coverage
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.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, -180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All specimens were identified to family or species using various resources to identify the taxonomic data
Genus | Voluta, Stylaster, Montastrea, Agaricia, Mycetophyllia, Manicina, Diploria, Sp;emastrea, Solenastrea, Helioseris, Mycetophyllia, Oliva, Conus, Cypraecassis, Telescopium, Mytilus, Distorsio, Strombus, Voluta, Voluta, Conus, Busycon, Dentalium, Dentalium, Cypraea, Plagiocardium, Strombus, Tonna, Cassia, Codakia, Pugilina, Conus, Haliotis, Cypraea, Fusinus, Terebra, Cypraea, Pecten, Voluta, Cymatium, Charonia, Turbo, Ovula, Harpa, Busycon, Phyllonotus, Cypraecassis, Busying, Cypraea, Conus, Conus, Lambis, Fasciolaria, Fusinus, Tonna, Cymbiola, Architectonica, Conus, Cypraea, Cypraea, Cypraea, Natica, Trachycardium, Cerithium, Meandrina, Epitonium, Dentalium, Phalium, Cavolina, Dentalium, Conus, Mitra, Mitra, Polystira, Morio, Cymatium, Bursa, Murex, Drillia, Conus, Nassarius, Ancistrosyrinx, Olivella, Trivia, Cypraecassis, Cypraecassis, Cypraea, Cypraea, Architectonica, Trivia, Distorsio, Plagiocardium, Plagiocardium, Mitra, Pecten, Meoma, Oliva, Voluta, Oliva, Oliva, Antillophos, Oliva, Oliva, Haliotis, Angaria, Trivia, Trivia, Fasciolaria, Fasciolaria, Conus, Conus, Voluta, Voluta, Conus, Charonia, Charonia, Trivia, Natica, Murex, Cassia, Cypraecassis, Strombus, Strombus, Harpa, Cypraea, Telescopium, Mytilus, Distorsio, Strombus, Voluta, Voluta, Conus, Busycon, Dentalium, Dentalium, Cypraea, Plagiocardium, Strombus, Tonna, Cassia, Codakia, Pugilina, Conus, Haliotis, Cypraea, Fusinus, Terebra, Cypraea, Pecten, Voluta, Cymatium, Charonia, Turbo, Ovula, Harpa, Busycon, Phyllonotus, Cypraecassis, Busying, Cypraea, Conus, Conus, Lambis, Fasciolaria, Fusinus, Tonna, Cymbiola, Voluta, Architectonica, Conus, Cypraea, Cypraea, Cypraea, Natica, Trachycardium, Cerithium, Stylaster, Montastrea, Agaricia, Mycetophyllia, Manicina, Diploria, Sp;emastrea, Solenastrea, Meandrina, Helioseris, Mycetophyllia, Epitonium, Mytilus, Oliva, Dentalium, Phalium, Cavolina, Dentalium, Conus, Mitra, Mitra, Polystira, Epitonium, Morio, Cymatium, Bursa, Murex, Drillia, Conus, Nassarius, Ancistrosyrinx, Olivella, Trivia, Cypraecassis, Cypraecassis, Cypraea, Cypraea, Architectonica, Trivia, Distorsio, Plagiocardium, Plagiocardium, Mitra, Pecten, Meoma, Oliva, Voluta, Oliva, Oliva, Antillophos, Oliva, Oliva, Haliotis, Angaria, Trivia, Trivia, Fasciolaria, Fasciolaria, Conus, Conus, Voluta, Voluta, Conus, Conus, Charonia, Charonia, Trivia, Natica, Murex, Cassia, Cypraecassis, Strombus, Strombus, Harpa, Cypraea, Cypraecassis, Angaria, Tonna |
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date | 1933-01-01 |
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Project Data
This project was conducted to prepare the biodiversity information held at national institutes for online publication
Title | Improving Biodiversity data accessibility in the Caribbean countries of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and Suriname |
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Identifier | BID-CA2016-0006-REG |
Funding | Funding for this project was attained through a grant from GBIF |
Study Area Description | Shells which were collected by Dr. Basil Weatherhead on his travels |
Design Description | This data set is based of specimens which were donated to the Barbados Museum and Historical Society |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Publisher
Sampling Methods
For the BMHS there is no field sampling; specimens are donated to the museum
Study Extent | The extent of this study is confined to the collections which have already been donated to the Barbados Museum and historical Society |
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Method step description:
- Each specimen has an ownership record, is classified, photographed and entered into the database
Collection Data
Collection Name | BMHS Weatherhead Shell Collection |
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Specimen preservation methods | Other |
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Curatorial Units | Between 1 and 5 boxes |
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Additional Metadata
Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bmhs_weatherheadshell_collection |
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