| Name | Collection of type specimens of molluscs |
| Alternative name | MCNB. Col. type specimens molluscs |
| Cite as | Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (MCNB). Collection of type specimens of molluscs MCNB. Col. type specimens molluscs |
| Description | Collection of type specimens of molluscs consisting of dry shells (95% of lots) and whole organisms preserved in ethanol. In all, 2250 specimens belonging to 128 taxa, grouped into 236 lots. The collection includes terrestrial and freshwater fauna of different groups of gastropods; nevertheless, the dominant groups are the families Chondrinidae and Hygromiidae (in all, over 60% of lots). The geographical range of the collection covers the Iberian Peninsula (almost 80% of lots), Balearic Islands (17%), Morocco and the Canary Islands. Amongst the Iberian specimens, fauna from Catalonia (just under 50% of all lots), followed by Valencia, Aragon and the rest of the Peninsula predominate. The oldest lots correspond to the Museum's historical collection such as those of Artur Bofill, Joan Baptista d'Aguilar-Amat, Joan Rosals and Manuel de ChÃa, amongst others. Subsequently, type specimens from the collections of Luis Gasull and Miquel Bech have been incorporated. The most recent additions to the collection have been donated to the Museum by malacologists from a number of different institutions and research centres, both from in and outside Spain. The whole collection has been registered, documented and digitalized to specimen lot level. Data from the collection can be consulted on-line at the website of the Barcelona Natural History Museum, on the Wikicollecta platform (web Bioexplora) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility website, as well as in published type catalogues. The type specimens of the mollusc collections have been incorporated into ZooBank (official register of zoological nomenclature). |
| Provenance | The origins of the collection of mollusc type-specimens began at the end of the 1990s as one of the priorities of the Department of Non-Arthropod Invertebrates headed by Francesc Uribe. It contains dry specimens from historical collection such as those of Artur Bofill, Joan Baptista d'Aguilar-Amat, Joan Rosals, Manuel de ChÃa, and the Royal Academy of Science and Arts of Barcelona. These collections and the type specimens they contain were initially merged during the reorganization of the malacological section undertaken by A. Bofill i Poch (1891–1929) and J. B. d’Aguilar-Amat (1929–1936). Subsequently, essential work – the location, segregation, documentation and revision of the type series – has been carried out on this collection. The validation of the taxa and the introduction of the nomenclatural acts have been carried out by malacologists such as Edmund Gittenberger (revision of the Chondrinidae in the 1970s) and, more recently, by Alberto Martinez-OrtÃ. Other important sources of specimens have been the collections of Luis Gasull and Miquel Bech (authors of most of the new taxa), which have been incorporated into the collection following a similar process regarding the treatment of the type specimens. The most recent donations include taxa described by Cristian R. Altaba, Jordi Corbella, Serge Gofas, Bas Kokshoorn, Alberto MartÃnez-OrtÃ, Carlos Prieto and Ana Isabel Puente, amongst others (wet and dry specimens). The type-specimen collection includes samples collected during the Museum’s classic campaigns in the Pyrenees and western Morocco. The publicizing of the collection has been carried out via the website of the Barcelona Natural History Museum, on the Wikicollecta platform (web Bioexplora) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility website, as well as in published type catalogues. The type specimens have been incorporated into ZooBank (official register of zoological nomenclature). |
| Kingdom coverage | Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | Chondrinidae (strength), Gastropoda, Helicoidea (strength), Hygromiidae (strength), Moitessieriidae (strength) |
| Common name coverage | freshwater snails, land snails, slugs, snails |
| Geospatial coverage | Andorra, Aragon, Balearic Islands (strength), Catalonia (strength), Iberian Peninsula (strength), Iberian Pyrenees (strength), Morocco, Spain (strength), Valencian Community |
| Expeditions | Museum expedition to Western Morocco |
| Collectors | Aguilar-Amant, Joan Baptista d' Alonso, MarÃa Rosario Altaba, Cristian, R. Altimira Aleu, Carles Altonaga, Kepa Aten, D. Auroux Poblador, LluÃs Bataller i Calatayud, Josep R. Bech i Taberner, Miquel Bellés Ros, Xavier Bofill i Poch, Artur Borredà , Vicent Bos, M. M. Bros Catón, Vicenç Cobos Sánchez, Antonio Codina i Ferrer, Ascensi Conde, M. Corbella Alonso, Jordi De Fez Sánchez, Siro Erkelens, Inge Escolà Boada, Oleguer Español i Coll, Francesc Fagot, Paul Fernández, Guillem Ferrer Bravo, Mariano Font i Quer, Pius Gasull MartÃnez, Luis Girardi, Henri Gofas, Serge González Silvestre, Josep Vicent Gorrotxategui, R. Graak, Wolfgang Gros, Enric Guillén Mestre, Glòria Gómez Moliner, BenjamÃn J. Herrero-Borgoñón, J. J. Ibáñez, Miguel Kobelt, Wilhelm Kokshoorn, Bas Lindenburg, P. López Alabau, Antonio Manga González, MarÃa Yolanda MartÃnez OrtÃ, Alberto Muntaner, A. Ortiz de Zárate López, Adolfo Ortiz de Zárate Rocandio, Antonio Pipó, Francisca Prieto Sierra, Carlos Enrique Puente MartÃnez, Ana Isabel Pérez Ferrer, Alejandro RamÃrez, Fermà Schoor, M. van Valledor de Lozoya, Arturo Vayreda, Pedro Viader, J. Maria [altres] |
| Collection type | Preserved |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Include types | Yes |
| Grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Formations periods | 1990- |
| Development statuses | Passive growth |
| Collection extents | 128 taxa, 2250 specimens, 236 lots |
| Documentation state | Documentary control of 100% of lots (register, inventory and computerization). Validation, updating of the taxonomic situation and the introduction of the nomenclatural acts required for the type specimens from the old malacological collection. |
| Object class | shells, whole organims |
| Specimen preservation methods | Fluid-preserved, No Treatment |
| Preparation and conservation | Dry material boxed and wrapped in protective elements in individual containers. Labelled with Tyvek labels. Periodical quality controls of the preserving fluid of wet specimens. Monitoring of the environmental conditions in storage areas. |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
Level 8
Conservation status date 27-10-2014 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Institution | Natural Science Museum of Barcelona - Non-Arthropod Invertebrates Department |
| Parent collection | Collection of type specimens of non-arthropod invertebrates |
| Associated person | Miguel Prieto (Documentalist), Francesc Uribe (Curator), |
| Item level access | MCNB Mollusca GBIF online database (date when consulted) (accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/9125, 2013-09-04) WIKICOLLECTA. Espai de consulta de col·leccions destacades del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Col·leccions en lÃnia de Zoologia (MCNB) / Online Zoological Collections (MCNB) |
| Related material | Bech, M., 1993. Descripción de nuevas especies para la malacofauna ibérica. Butlletà del Centre d'Estudis de la Natura del Barcelonès-Nord, 2(3): 271-277. Bofill, A. & Haas, F., 1920. Estudi sobre la malacologia de les valls pirenaiques. II. Vall del Noguera Ribagorçana. Treballs del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, 2: 5–99. Bofill, A., 1886. Contributions a la faune malacologique de la Catalogne. I. Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France, 3: 151-164. Corbella, J., Alba, D.M., Tarruella, A., Guillén, G. & Prats, L., 2009. Noves espècies de Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863 (Neotaenioglossa: Rissooidea: Moitessieriidae) de la Font del Racó de la Pastera (Ulldemolins, el Priorat, Catalunya, Espanya). Spira, 3(1): 59-86. Fagot, P., 1884. Contribution a la faune malacologique de la Catalogne. Annales de Malacologie, 2: 169–194. Fagot, P., 1887–1888. Contribuciones a la fauna malacológica de Aragón. Catálogo razonado de los Moluscos del Valle del Éssera. Crónica CientÃfica, 10–11: 345–484, 31–198. Gasull, L., 1963. Descripción de unas nuevas formas del género Helicella (Xeroplexa) de Baleares. BoletÃn de la Sociedad de Historia Natural de Baleares, 9: 81-92. Gittenberger, E., 1973. Beiträge zur kenntnis der Pupillacea III. Chondrinidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 127: 1-267. Kokshoorn, B. & Gittenberger, E., 2010. Chondrinidae taxonomy revisited: New synonymies, new taxa, and a checklist of species and subespecies (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Zootaxa 2539: 1-62. MartÃnez-OrtÃ, A. & Uribe, F., 2008. Los ejemplares tipo de las colecciones malacológicas del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona y del Museu Valencià d'Història Natural. Arxius de Miscel·là nia Zoològica, 6: 1-156. |
