posted on 2023-11-22, 09:14authored byAgnes F Kenyon
Tasmanian conchologists must feel proud of such a noble addition to their marine gasteropoda as Valuta roadknighti a, broken specimen, which must have been of truly magnificent proportions, 8in. in length by 6in. round, having been found in the neighbourhood of Swansea, East Coast, in 1894, but was not recognised by the finder
History
Publication title
Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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87
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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..