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Occurrence record: MAMM:M63191

Preserved specimen of Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Sperm Whale
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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 Mammal Collection
Supplied collection code "MAMM"
Catalog number M63191
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MAMM:M63191
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Ambergris
Identified by Travouillon, K.J.  
Identified date 1/1/2019
Collector Fullarton, P.  
Supplied as "Fullarton, P."
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Pick Up]
Data generalizations Record is Vulnerable in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.
State conservation Western Australia: Vulnerable
Date identified 2019-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/2019

Event

Sampling protocol Pick Up  
Verbatim event date 10/6/2019
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Physeter macrocephalus
Identified to rank species
Common name Sperm Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Supplied as "Artiodactyla"
Family Physeteridae
Genus Physeter
Species Physeter macrocephalus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Linnaeus, 1758
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Record is Vulnerable in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.".
Municipality Lancelin
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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