Dear Wayne;-
    A TOPOTYPE is a species collected at the same place where the original
described species was collected.
    Art

Wayne wrote:

> Subject: question about topotype
>
> > A question,
> > I have a shell identified as Lampsilis radiata Gmelin, 1792 and apparently
> > with synonym of Unio rosaceus DeKay, 1843.
> >
> > The text on the label reads "Topotype of DeKay's species, 'Seneca Lake,
> > N.Y.'"
> >
> > Just what do they mean by a Topotype?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> >