Mirabilistrombus listeri (Gray, 1852) holotype illustration

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Description: English: The first known specimen of the seashell Mirabilistrombus listeri (Gray, 1852); until the 20th century called Strombus listeri (Gray, 1852)[1]; the Lister's Conch; belonged to John Tradescant of London, in the early 17th Century, and was illustrated by Martin Lister (its namesake), which Thomas Gray used in his description making it their holotype; named "Buccinum Bilingue Canadense" in the information accompanying the drawing.[2]. Date: 14 April 2021. Source: Original file taken from Qui est de Buccinis Marinis Etiam Vermiculj, Dentalia, et Patellae numerantur ibidem, Volume 4. (1688). (Google Books; Illustration numbered below, 855). Author: Illustrated by Martin Lister.