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Charles Alfred Allen

British amateur microscopist and editor · 1833–1898

250 specimens, collected between 1927 and 1973 on 85 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 8 specimens for others.

On the labels as Charles Alfred Allen, C. Allen, Charles Allen, Charles A. Allen, Chas. A. Allen, Allen, Charles A., Chas. Allen, Allen, C.E.F. and 2 more.

Specimens
250
Type specimens
3
Years in the field
47
Islands
6
Species
162
Identifications
8
In the Library
0
Named after
0

Where Allen collected

Specimens by decade

1920s1970s

Earliest: Pandanus darwinensis, 1927 (Darwin). Latest: Cheilodactylus nigripes, 1973.

From the field

Drupa arachnoidesNassarius crematusMolluscaNassarius gaudiosusConus vitulinusUmbraculum sinicumConus chaldaeusPupa pudicaCerithium columnaCypraea leviathanColubraria obscuraTerebra cerithina

As a determiner

8 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: