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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.189076

Preserved specimen of Glycymeris (Glycymeris) radians (Lamarck, 1819) | Common Dog Cockle recorded on 1971-01/1971-01
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Malacology Collection
Supplied collection code "Malacology"
Catalog number C.189076
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1746948,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.189076"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Loch, Mr Ian W - Australian Museum - Malacology  
Collector H. Blackburn
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 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Date identified 2026-02-13
Identification remarks Molluscabase confirmation

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10028966
Identification remarks Molluscabase confirmation
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1971, Month: 1, Day:
Supplied date "1971-01/1971-01"
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name Glycymeris (Glycymeris) radians
Supplied scientific name "Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Common Dog Cockle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Arcida
Family Glycymerididae
Genus Glycymeris
Species Glycymeris radians
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1819)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Lamarck, 1819)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Latitude -35.8
Supplied as: "-35.8"
Longitude 137.83667
Supplied as: "137.83667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Kangaroo Is, Rocky Point, Eastern Cove
Location remarks [MAL# 40058] Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo Is, Rocky Point, Eastern Cove (35° 48' 00" S, 137° 50' 12" E) /01/1971 - /01/1971, Blackburn, H(Collector), Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 35° 48' 00" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 137° 50' 12" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 100m-1km

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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 0a1d603b-7e99-4a1e-825a-03a34ddc4bd0
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)
    Coordinates -35.8,137.83667
    Related records
    Record UUID c4678f7d-4d47-47ed-bb67-635c1a95743c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)
    Coordinates -35.8,137.83667

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Kanmantoo
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Kangaroo Island
    NRM Regions 2010 Kangaroo Island
    NRM Regions 2017 Kangaroo Island
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Marine NRM
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Kanmantoo
    IBRA 7 Regions Kanmantoo
    IBRA 7 Subregions Kangaroo Island
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 KANGAROO ISLAND
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Adelaide
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 South West
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Mayo
    Electorates March 2025 Mayo
    Local Government Areas 2011 Kangaroo Island (DC)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Kangaroo Island
    Local Government Areas 2023 Kangaroo Island
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 KANGAROO ISLAND COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 28
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 717
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KANGAROO ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FLEURIEU - KANGAROO ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - SOUTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) MAYO
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FLEURIEU - KANGAROO ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) FLEURIEU - KANGAROO ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ADELAIDE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) FINNISS
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Mawson
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Kangaroo Island
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of SA
    Postal Areas 2021 5222
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 South Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Kangaroo Island
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island
    Statistical Areas Level 4 South Australia - South East
    Tourism Regions 2021 Kangaroo Island
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Mallee Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mallee with a dense shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 117.0 frequency
    Species Richness 67.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 516.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 228.2 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 47.2 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 47.2 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 232.2 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.92 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 44.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.94 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 15.68 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 15.24 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.18 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.16 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.279999 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.966
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 23.96 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.279999 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.28 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.478
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.944