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Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp;; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16.
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Montagu, G.
1803
Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures
J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp;; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16
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Buccinum cinctum Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Buccinum hepaticum Pulteney, 1799 (additional source)
Buccinum macula Montagu, 1803 accepted as Nassarius incrassatus (Strøm, 1768) accepted as Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768) (original description)
Buccinum minimum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Chauvetia brunnea (Donovan, 1804) (original description)
Buccinum terrestre Montagu, 1803 accepted as Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Bulla catena Montagu, 1803 accepted as Philine catena (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Bulla diaphana Montagu, 1803 accepted as Trivia arctica (Pulteney, 1799) (original description)
Bulla haliotoidea Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Marsenia perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Bulla obtusa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Bulla plumula Montagu, 1803 accepted as Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Bulla umbilicata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Retusa umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Cardium arcuatum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lucinella divaricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Cardium discors Montagu, 1803 accepted as Tellina pisiformis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Strigilla pisiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Cardium elongatum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789) (original description)
Cardium nodosum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Cardium rubrum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lasaea rubra (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Chiton septemvalvis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Cypraea bullata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Trivia arctica (Pulteney, 1799) (original description)
Cypraea voluta Montagu, 1803 accepted as Erato voluta (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Dentalium gadus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Gadila gadus (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Dentalium glabrum Montagu, 1803 accepted as Caecum glabrum (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Dentalium trachea Montagu, 1803 accepted as Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Donax castaneus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Donax complanatus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Donax variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (original description)
Donax plebeia Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Donacilla cornea (Poli, 1791) (additional source)
Helix cantiana Montagu, 1803 accepted as Monacha (Monacha) cantiana (Montagu, 1803) represented as Monacha cantiana (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Helix caperata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801) accepted as Xeroplexa intersecta (Poiret, 1801) (original description)
Helix crenella Montagu, 1803 accepted as Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix depressa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Skeneopsis planorbis (O. Fabricius, 1780) (original description)
Helix detrita Montagu, 1803 accepted as Bulimulus guadalupensis (Bruguière, 1789) (original description)
Helix fossaria Montagu, 1803 accepted as Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix fusca Montagu, 1803 accepted as Acicula fusca (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Helix granulata Alder, 1830 accepted as Ashfordia granulata (Alder, 1830) (additional source)
Helix labiosa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Rissoa membranacea (J. Adams, 1800) (original description)
Helix lacuna Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) (original description)
Helix lutea Montagu, 1803 accepted as Ampullaceana balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Helix octanfracta Montagu, 1803 accepted as Omphiscola glabra (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix petraea Montagu, 1803 accepted as Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Helix subcarinata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Tornus subcarinatus (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Helix trochiformis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Euconulus trochiformis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Euconulus fulvus fulvus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix umbilicata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Pyramidula umbilicata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Pyramidula pusilla (Vallot, 1801) (original description)
Helix unispiralis Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Mactra boysii Montagu, 1803 accepted as Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802) (original description)
Mactra hians Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Lutraria oblonga (Gmelin, 1791) (additional source)
Mactra tenuis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Abra tenuis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Mactra triangularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Goodallia triangularis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex adversus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Marshallora adversa (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex attenuatus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Mangelia attenuata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Villiersiella attenuata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex gracilis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Pleurotomoides gracilis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex linearis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Cyrillia linearis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex muricatus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Trophonopsis muricata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex nebula Montagu, 1803 accepted as Bela nebula (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex purpureus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex reticulatus (da Costa, 1778) accepted as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) (basis of record)
Murex rufus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Propebela rufa (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex septangularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Murex turricula Montagu, 1803 accepted as Propebela turricula (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Mya bidentata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kurtiella bidentata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Mya distorta Montagu, 1803 accepted as Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Ixartia distorta (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Mya inaequivalvis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792) (original description)
Mya pholadia Montagu, 1803 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777) (original description)
Mya suborbicularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Kellia suborbicularis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Mytilus avonensis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Mytilus discrepans Montagu, 1803 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (original description)
Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767) (original description)
Nautilus costatus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Nodosaria costata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Pyramidulina raphanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Patella apertura Montagu, 1803 accepted as Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Patella bimaculata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Rissoina decussata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Zebinella decussata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Sabella arenaria Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Sabella cirrata (Müller, 1776) accepted as Amphitrite cirrata Müller, 1776 (new combination reference)
Sabella compressa Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Sabella curta Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Sabella setiformis Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Sabella subcylindrica Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Serpula carinata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis carinatus Daudin, 1800 (original description)
Serpula cornea Adams, 1800 accepted as Janua (Dexiospira) spirillum lucida (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Serpula corrugata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis corrugatus (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula heterostropha Montagu, 1803 accepted as Janua heterostropha (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula incurvata Adams, 1798 accepted as Spirorbis incurvatus Turton, 1802 (new combination reference)
Serpula lactea Adams, 1798 accepted as Laryngosigma lactea (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (new combination reference)
Serpula laeve (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lagena laevis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Reussoolina laevis (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula lagena Turton, 1802 (status source)
Serpula lobata Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Serpula lucida Montagu, 1803 accepted as Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Serpula marginata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Fissurina marginata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula minuta Montagu, 1803 accepted as Janua pagenstecheri (Quatrefages, 1866) accepted as Janua heterostropha (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula nautiloides Schröter, 1786 (status source)
Serpula perlucida (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Lagena perlucida (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula reflexa Adams, 1800 accepted as Spirorbis (Spirillum) lucidus (Montagu, 1803) (source of synonymy)
Serpula retorta Adams, 1798 (additional source)
Serpula reversa Montagu, 1803 (original description)
Serpula sinistrorsa Montagu, 1803 accepted as Spirorbis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Serpula squamosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Oolina squamosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Favulina squamosa (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula striata (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula subrotunda (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Miliolinella subrotunda (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Serpula urnae (Montagu, 1803) (original description)
Solen antiquatus Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Azorinus chamasolen (da Costa, 1778) (additional source)
Devon for Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803 
England for Turbo biplicatus Montagu, 1803 
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone for Buccinum cinctum Montagu, 1803 
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone for Voluta catenata Montagu, 1803  (inaccurate)
Weymouth (England) for Turbo coniferus Montagu, 1803  (inaccurate)
 Editor's comment

Indeterminable from Montagu's description, which lacked a figure. There is later supposition that he was describing ... [details]

 Original Combination

Vermiculum oblongum Montagu, 1803: 522; also in Fleming (1828: 233) [details]

 Original Combination

Vermiculum pervium, Vermiculum Montagu, 1803  [details]

 Status
 for 

non-serpulid but Foraminifera, attributed to Vermiculum by Montagu; to Miliola by Brown 1827 [details]

 Taxonomy

Here in Testacea Britannica Montagu is including 'Sabella cirrata' based on the tube. He is aware the worm itself ... [details]

 Type locality

"Kent, where it is found chiefly upon the chalky soil" [details]

 Type locality

Britain; “not uncommon in most parts of the kingdom” (Montagu, 1803: 372) [details]

 Type locality

"Avon in Wiltshire ... Lackham Wood ... wood close to Lord Clifford's house in Devonshire" [details]

 Type locality

"Easton Grey in Wiltshire" [details]

 Type locality

"Lackham wood, in the north of Wiltshire ... at Boxo Wood, the seat of the Marquis of Lansdown ... in Kent, in the ... [details]

 Type locality

"Kentish coast, at Folkstone and Sandwich" [details]