Dear all, I have to admit, this is sort of a dumb question
for me to ask, as I should know, but I don't. What does the word
"holotype" mean?
How can I tell if a shell is holotype? I have heard of another word
called "paratype" too.
Like, for example, in the compendium, the description of Calliostoma
atlantis goes:
 
Calliostoma atlantis Clench and Aguayo,
1940. Off Pinar del Rio, Cuba, in 660 m.
Known only from this holotype specimen.
 
Can anybody help?
 
Let me know,
Kind Regards James
 
 
 
 
 
P.S. My copy of the compendium is outdated. How many Calliostoma atlantis
specimens are there now?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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