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Original Articles

Redécouverte du type de Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli) (Testudinata, Dermochelyidae)

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Pages 193-205 | Received 28 Apr 1980, Published online: 14 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

Finding of the type of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli) (Testudinata, Dermochelyidae).

Dermochelys coriacea, the Leatherback, was first described by Vandelli, in 1761, and only later by Linnaeus, in 1766. The type, coming from the Tyrrhenian coast near Rome, is still preserved in Padua University Museum.

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