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Order: Casichelydia
Family: Cheloniidae
Species: Chelonia mydas  
Cat No: NRM 5000. N=3
Determiner: Andersson, LG Length: Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Unknown Country: UNKNOWN COUNTRY State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: No data - Probably from the old collection (before 1839)
Field Number: KVA-UNKNOWN Leg: Unknown Date: 1750-1839
SYNTYPE Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758
Object remarks: Two eggs + one hatchling. According to L G Andersson's label found in the Old Collection without a label. Potential type specimen under investigation /EIÅ & SOK, 2012. Match well with /Testudo mydas in ovo ˢɤ/ in Hornstedt's catalogue, 1788 (but cf. NRM 6882!) and has probably an origin in the De Geer collection /EIÅ, 2016
Locality remarks: Probably antedating 1819 /EIÅ, 2019

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