| Name | Scaphopods collection |
| Alternative name | MCNB. Col. scaphopods |
| Cite as | Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (MCNB). Scaphopods collection MCNB. Col. scaphopods |
| Description | Collection of Scaphopoda molluscs consisting of dry shells (99% of lots) and whole organisms preserved in ethyl alcohol 70%. In all, there are 1970 specimens grouped in 167 lots, corresponding to around 25 species. Most of the material belongs to the Museum's historical collection (original collection of Francesc Martorell and collections of Antoni de Samà , Artur Bofill, Joan Baptista d'Aguilar-Amat, Joan Rosals, Baltasar Serradell, Manuel de ChÃa and the Jaume Bofill Institute). More recent additions include 44 lots from the collections of Luis Gasull MartÃnez and Joan Rosals Sagalés. Geographically, the collection covers mainly the western Mediterranean (above all, Catalan and Balearic coasts), along with a few specimens from the Pacific, the North Atlantic and the Philippine Archipelago. The whole collection has been registered, documented and digitalized to specimen-lot level. Data from a part of the collection can be consulted on-line on the website of the Barcelona Natural History Museum and the portal GBIF. A sample of the collection's specimens has been displayed in the Museum's permanent exhibition (currently represented by a lot on permanent display of the Museum Blau). |
| Provenance | The first specimens came from the shell collection of Francesc Martorell i Peña and were part of the original collection of the Martorell Museum (1879). The Escaphopoda collection also includes shells from the collection of Antoni de Samà (added in around 1914) corresponding to marine molluscs from the Catalan coast. The addition of the collections of Aguilar-Amat, Artur Bofill and Joan Rosals in 1917-1920 increased the Museum's collection significantly. Further material came from other historical collections that were added subsequently, including specimens from the collections of Manuel de ChÃa (1923), Baltasar Serradell (1931) and the Jaume Balmes Institute (1931). Under the direction of Artur Bofill i Puch (1892-1929) and then Joan Baptista d’Aguilar-Amat (1929-1936) the malacological section began to be reorganized and all the different collections were united and the nomenclature revised (all the original labels have been preserved). The most recent additions include specimens (44 lots from the coasts of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands) from the collections of Luis Gasull MartÃnez and Joan Rosal Sagalés (donated to the Museum in 1983 and 2000, respectively). Francesc Uribe has been curator of the Museum's non-Arthropod Invertebrate collection since 1997. During his time in charge, the registration, documentation and computerization to specimen-lot level has been completed. |
| Kingdom coverage | Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | Scaphopoda |
| Common name coverage | scaphopods, tusk shells |
| Collectors | Bofill i Poch, Artur Ferrer Bravo, Marià Gasull MartÃnez, LuÃs Iglesias Iglesias, A. Maluquer, Josep |
| Collection type | Preserved |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Include types | No |
| Grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Formations periods | ca. 1882- |
| Development statuses | Passive growth |
| Collection extents | 167 lots, 1970 specimens, 25 species |
| Documentation state | Documentary control of all the lots (registration, inventory and computerization). Most material still needs to be revised: identification to species level based on documentation and original labels (nomenclature updated for the samples documented with MuseumPlus). |
| Specimen preservation methods | Fluid-preserved, No Treatment |
| Preparation and conservation | Documentary control of all the lots (registration, inventory and computerization). Most material still needs to be revised: identification to species level based on documentation and original labels (nomenclature updated for the samples documented with MuseumPlus). |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
Level 8
Conservation status date 03-07-2013 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Institution | Natural Science Museum of Barcelona - Non-Arthropod Invertebrates Department |
| Parent collection | Collection of marine molluscs |
| 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) Col·leccions en lÃnia de Zoologia / Online Zoological Collections (MCNB) |
| Related material | Bofill i Poch, A., 1917. La colecció Rosals. Anuari de la Junta de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, 2: 193-196. Bofill i Poch, A., 1917. Moluscos ingressats en el Museu desde el mes de juny de 1916. Anuari de la Junta de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, 2: 533-549. Bofill i Poch, A., 1918. Moluscos Ingressats en el Museu des de el 1er de juliol de 1917. Anuari de la Junta de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, 3: 201-224. Gasull, L. & Cuerda, J., 1974. MalacologÃa del contenido gástrico de las grandes estrellas de mar. BoletÃn de la Sociedad de Historia Natural de Baleares, 19: 155-175 Martorell, M. & Bofill, A., 1888. Catálogo de la colección conchiológica que fué de D. Francisco Martorell y Peña legada por dicho señor á la ciudad de Barcelona y existente en el Museo Martorell de la propia ciudad. Barcelona. 94 pp. Nos, R., 1984. Homenatge del Museu de Zoologia de Barcelona a tres malacòlegs catalans. LluÃs Gasull MartÃnez, Carles Altimira Aleu i Jaume Bot Arenas. Miscel·là nia Zoològica, 8: 311-312. |
