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Occurrence record: Molluscs:MO80795

Preserved specimen of Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 | Southern Ocean Giant Squid
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Molluscs
Supplied collection code "Molluscs"
Catalog number MO80795
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Molluscs:MO80795
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Squid Beak (s)
Identified by D Potter  
Identified date 03 Mar 2023
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Previous identifications Architeuthis sanctipauli
Date identified 2023-03-03
Supplied as 03 Mar 2023

Event

Verbatim event date Oct 1995
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Architeuthis dux
Identified to rank species
Common name Southern Ocean Giant Squid
Supplied common name "Giant Squid"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Teuthida
Family Architeuthidae
Genus Architeuthis
Species Architeuthis dux
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Steenstrup, 1857
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Locality Off Lord Howe Island
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -31.55
Supplied as: "-31.55"
Longitude 159.083333
Supplied as: "159.083333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Location remarks Found floating offshore.
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 31° 33' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 159° 5' East

Additional properties

object id 220109

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Lord Howe Island
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Lord Howe Island
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers - Lord Howe Island
    NRM Regions 2017 North Coast - Lord Howe Island
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North Coast - Lord Howe Island
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 7 Regions Pacific Subtropical Islands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Lord Howe Island
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated NSW
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Lord Howe Island
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 UNINCORPORATED
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) LORD HOWE ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) LORD HOWE ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MID NORTH COAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) SYDNEY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) LORD HOWE ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) LORD HOWE ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.891666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 41.0 %