Details for "Settepassi" Molluscs Collection
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| Collection data |
| Name | "Settepassi" Molluscs Collection |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A specialized collection of actual and partly fossil mollusc shells |
| Description for specialists | The collection "Settepassi" consists of about 250000 actual and partly fossil (from Pliocene to Pleistocene) mollusc shells from Gastropoda to Scaphopoda, collected during the twentieth century (mainly during 30s and the 60s) essentially in the Southern Hemisphere. The collection includes many remains of lesser importance but also of relief material (including types) of the Mediterranean marine and terrestrial species, mostly from French-speaking correspondents such as Paul Pallary and Philippe Dautzenberg, and Italians, like Bellini, Del Prete and Monterosato. The collection of Piersanti, consisting primarily of land shells, also historically deposited in the Museum, has been fully incorporated into Settepassi collection. They are exposed in about 400 drawers collected in 24 chests plus 13 messy boxes, but the status of the conservation shows some problems, either for the physical curation or for potential information loss (for example unlabeled specimens in the collection) |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | Settepassi gave, still alive, his collection to the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma during the 50s of the twentieth century and served as a volunteer "curator of fact" in Section Malacology, until his death |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Includes types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Animals, Fossils, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 1 |
Conservation problem, either one of physical curation or one of potential information loss - for example unlabeled specimens in the general collection. |
| Level 3 |
Unidentified material, sorted to "Loanable units" (usually genus, but variable depending on group) and accessible to the research community. For most groups of Diptera, this was material sorted to family level. |
| Level 5 |
Identified and integrated material which is inadequately curated. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Closed |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| Twentieth century (essentially during 30s and the 60s) |
| Collection extents |
| 250000 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Phylum Mollusca; Classes: Polyplacophora, Monoplacophora, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of molluscs |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Southern Hemisphere |
| Living time periods |
| Actual, Recent past (from Pliocene to Pleistocene) |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Dried |
| Media |
| 376 drawers collected in 24 chests plus 13 messy boxes |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| Settepassi F., 1969. Atlante Malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo. Vol. 1. Museo di Zoologia del Comune di Roma. Cooperazione Arti Grafiche Roma., Settepassi F., 1971. Atlante Malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo. Vol. 2. Museo di Zoologia del Comune di Roma. Tipografia INIVAG (Morena) Roma., Settepassi F., 1972. Atlante Malacologico dei molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo. Vol. 3. Museo di Zoologia del Comune di Roma. Tipografia INIVAG (Morena) Roma. |