D.B. LangfordD. B. Langford
British writer · 1711–1774
7,064 specimens, collected between 1832 and 1981 on 85 collecting days, now held in 3 departments.
On the labels as D. B. Langford, Langford, Daniel B. Langford, D.B. Langford, Langford, Daniel B., Langford, D.B., Langford, Dranga, Langford, D. and 3 more.
- Specimens
- 7,064
- Type specimens
- 22
- Years in the field
- 150
- Islands
- 72
- Species
- 1,627
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 12
Where Langford collected
Specimens by decade
1830s1980s
Earliest: Cymatium pyrum, 1832 (Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Kowan Reef; off). Latest: Cypraea burgessi, 1981.
Named for Langford
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Langford. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Neocancilla papilio langfordiana Mitridae56
- Partula langfordi Partulidae55
- Acmaea langfordi Acmaeidae6
- Nodipecten langfordi Pectinidae6
- Cypraea langfordi Cypraeidae3
- Eulima langfordi Eulimidae2
- Acanthochiton langfordi Acanthochitonidae1
- Daphnella langfordi Raphitomidae1
- Liotia langfordi Liotiidae1
- Mitra langfordiana Mitridae1
- Rapana bezoar langfordi Muricidae1
- Temoclea langfordi Veneridae1
From the field
