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Occurrence record: MIZ:Z12841

Preserved specimen of Tosia australis Gray, 1840 | Biscuit Star recorded on 1988-01-13
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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 Z12841
Other catalog numbers ["67-88"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MIZ:12841
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Marsh, L.M.  
Collector Marsh, L.M.  
Supplied as "Marsh, L.M."
Individual count 11
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified 1988-01-01

Event

Occurrence date 1988-01-13
Supplied as year:1988  month:1  day:13 
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 -33.0522
Supplied as: "-33.0522"
Longitude 117.9128
Supplied as: "117.9128"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to gEarth
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33°03`08"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 117°54`46"E

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 1391046c-0529-483b-8977-0eba81dd5ea9
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -33.0522,117.9128
    Related records
    Record UUID 167ffbdf-720d-4c92-84a7-0cb7bdee9274
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -33.0522,117.9128

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern and Yorke
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern and Yorke
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern and Yorke
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Flinders Lofty Block
    IBRA 7 Regions Flinders Lofty Block
    IBRA 7 Subregions Southern Flinders
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 LAKE TORRENS-MAMBRAY COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions 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
    Local Government Areas 2011 Flinders Ranges (DC)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Flinders Ranges
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 THE FLINDERS RANGES COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 54
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1203
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) QUORN - LAKE GILLES
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - NORTH AND EAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FLINDERS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) FLINDERS RANGES
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PORT AUGUSTA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GILES
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    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 Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Chenopod Shrublands, Samphire Shrublands and Forblands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Saltbush and/or Bluebush shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Chenopod shrubs,samphire shrublands and forblands
    Vegetation types - present Chenopod shrublands, samphire shrubs and forblands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 245.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 71.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 49.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 53.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 72.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 35.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 29.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.91
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.075 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.14
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.28
    Elevation 176.0 m