Description
This dataset contains the information of the Watson Shell Collection at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, which was donated by Rev. N. B. Watson.
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 357 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): bmhswatsonshellcollection. v1.1. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bmhswatsonshellcollection&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: c6449c7b-775c-41b1-93cd-9fde78f0af10. 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; Gastropodas; Bivalves; Shell
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 its Garrison. Formerly a military prison for the British, it was converted into a museum from 1933.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, -180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All specimens where identified to the family or species using various resources to verify the taxonomic data.
| Genus | Marginella, Capulus, Pyramidella, Nassa, Solarium, Astralium, Purpura, Lampusia, Planaxis, Tectarius, Littorina, Xenophorus, Olivella, Columbella, Scalaria, Fissurella, Patella, Hemitoma, Terebra, Nerita, Spirula, Lotorium, Cassis, Arca, Venus, Solecurtus, Nitidella, Asaphis, Polinices, Hipponix, Ranella, Pectuncalus, Chama, Trigona, Cardium, Tellina, Calyptraea, Voluta, Strigilla, Ianthina, Modiola, Diplodonta, Lima, Divaricella, Cypraea |
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Project Data
This dataset outlines the various types of shells donated by Rev. N. B. Watson, which are housed at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society
| Title | BMHS Watson Shell Collection |
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| Identifier | BID-CA2016-0006-REG |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Publisher
Sampling Methods
There was no sampling description given for this collection.
| Study Extent | The extent of the study is confined to the shells donated by Rev. N. B. Watson around 1934 |
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Method step description:
- Shells were identified, cataloged and entered in the the database.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Watson Shell Coolection |
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| Collection Identifier | BMHSWAT |
| Specimen preservation methods | Mounted |
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| Curatorial Units | Between 1 and 3 boxes |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bmhswatsonshellcollection |
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