Hi all,
I am looking for type material of fossil terrestrial gastropods described by August Reuss. Specifically I want to find the syntypes of Vertigo callosa Reuss, 1849 from the Early Miocene of Tuchorice (CZ). Reuss worked, amongst others, in Prague and Vienna, and parts of his collections (microfossils) were purchased in 1891 by the Natural History Museum in Vienna. However, the mollusks aren't there, and I couldn't find any information on their whereabouts, apart from a few author's statements that the collection "might be lost". It remains uncertain though if anyone actually made a serious effort to locate it.
Any hint or suggestions would be most welcome!
Best wishes,
Thomas
you might try to contact Hungarian Museum of natural history in Budapest as somme say "Reuss’s extensive collection of fossils contained specimens from areas that later often disappeared as a result of coal mining. His collections filled roughly ten rail wagons, in which they were transported to Budapest in 1873 after Reuss’s death, where, however, many of the collections were destroyed during the Hungarian uprising in 1956."
Dear Marc,
Thanks for the tip! I contacted them, hopefully something will turn up.
Best wishes,
Thomas
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