Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
SI Records
Curatorial Records
1857
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Accession 16-298
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-298, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Curatorial Records
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of a catalog of crustacea collected during the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. This catalog was compiled by James Dwight Dana
(1813-1895), a geologist and zoologist on this expedition. These specimens are housed at the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and this
catalog was maintained by the department.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Subject
Geology
Geologists
Zoology
Zoologists
Crustaceans
Research
Fieldwork
Scientific surveys
Invertebrates
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Field notes
Box 1
Box 1 of 1
Catalogue of Crustacea of the United States Exploring Expedition during 1838-1842 under Charles Wilkes, United States Navy Commander, Collected and Described by James D. Dana, Geologist and Zoologist, 1857