| Name | Collection of marine molluscs of Joan Rosal i Sagalés |
| Alternative name | MCNB. Col. Joan Rosal i Sagalés |
| Cite as | Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (MCNB). Collection of marine molluscs of Joan Rosal i Sagalés MCNB. Col. Joan Rosal i Sagalés |
| Description | Marine molluscs collected by Joan Rosal i Sagalés and donated to the Museum in 2000. The collection consists of 6960 dry shells grouped together in 1372 lots. Wide taxonomic range of Gasteropodea, which represent 97% of the lots (by number, samples from the Trochoidea and Rissoidea superfamilies dominate and together represent 40% of all the lots). Also present are specimens from the classes Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda. Most of the fauna originates from the coasts of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (87% of the lots in the collection). The remaining specimens come largely from the western Mediterranean, but also include a few samples from the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, Great Britain and the Caribbean. Most of the lots have been reviewed by the malacologist Carles Altimira. The Nassariidae were reviewed by the specialist Carles Gili in 2014. |
| Provenance | Collection registered in the Museum on 27 December 2007. |
| Kingdom coverage | Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda |
| Common name coverage | chitons, marine molluscs, sea snails, seashells, tusk shells |
| Geospatial coverage | Balearic Islands (strength), Canary Islands, Catalonian coast (strength), Coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Cuba, United Kingdom coast, Western Mediterranean |
| Collectors | [desconeguts] |
| Collection type | Preserved |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Include types | No |
| Grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Formations periods | ca. 1970-2000 |
| Development statuses | Closed |
| Collection extents | 1372 lots, 6960 specimens |
| Documentation state | Documentary control of 100% of lots (register, inventory and computerization). Identification to species level of 90% of lots by Carles Altamira. The 75 lots corresponding to the Nassariidae were reviewed by the specialist Carles Gili in 2004. |
| Object class | shells |
| Specimen preservation methods | No Treatment |
| Preparation and conservation | Dry material boxed and/or packaged with protection in individual containers. Printed Tyvek labels. Monitoring of the environmental conditions of the storage areas. |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
Level 8
Conservation status date 27-11-2014 (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 | GBIF Data Portal Description web of Zoological Collections of the Natural Science Museum of Barcelona online |
