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Occurrence record: MIZ:Z12832

Preserved specimen of Tosia australis Gray, 1840 | Biscuit Star recorded on 1972-01-30
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "MIZ"
Catalog number Z12832
Other catalog numbers ["1279-74"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MIZ:12832
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Marsh, L.M.  
Collector Wilson, B.R.  
Supplied as "Wilson, B.R."
Individual count 2
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Date identified 1972-01-01

Event

Occurrence date 1972-01-30
Supplied as year:1972  month:1  day:30 
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tosia australis
Identified to rank species
Common name Biscuit Star
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Valvatida
Family Goniasteridae
Genus Tosia
Species Tosia australis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Gray, 1840
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -33.5852
Supplied as: "-33.5852"
Longitude 115.1397
Supplied as: "115.1397"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to gEarth
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33°35`07"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 115°08`23"E

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    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
    Identification date before occurrence date Warning
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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 0173da48-fd44-4ed7-8eef-580b2f95c871
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -33.5852,115.1397
    Related records
    Record UUID e7ad9ddb-281d-47e2-a89c-b8f7249de7d2
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -33.5852,115.1397

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions SW West Australia
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Ngari Capes
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Ngari Capes
    NRM Regions 2010 South West
    NRM Regions 2017 South West Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South West Region
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Southwest Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Leeuwin-Naturaliste
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF BUSSELTON