Description of a new species of Helix, found fossil in a calcareous sandstone deposit at Kent's group

Johnston, Robert Mackenzie (1880) Description of a new species of Helix, found fossil in a calcareous sandstone deposit at Kent's group. Papers & Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania . pp. 24-26.

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Abstract

This interesting fossil is more closely allied to the existing H. launcestonensis than to any other Tasmanian form, and it is nearly its equal in size. The fragments of rock, in which several specimens of this interesting shell were found imbedded, were presented to me by Mr. A. Simson, who obtained them through Admiral Barnard, from Kent's Group.

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Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
ID Code:	15479
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