Occurrence record: Malacology:C.125334

Preserved specimen of Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885) | Ovalbone Cuttlefish recorded on 1945-10/1945-10

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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.125334
Other catalog numbers	["ecatalogue.irn:10468422,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.125334"]
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by	Miller, Ms Alison Clair - Australian Museum - Malacology
Collector	G.P. Whitley
License	CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence	PRESENT
Date identified	2025-01-17
Identification remarks	id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 04/Mar/2007

Event

Event ID	urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10037175
Identification remarks	id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 04/Mar/2007
Occurrence date	[date not supplied] Year: 1945, Month: 10, Day: Supplied date "1945-10/1945-10"
Date precision	MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Acanthosepion ellipticum Supplied scientific name "Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885)"
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Ovalbone Cuttlefish
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Cephalopoda
Order	Sepiida
Family	Sepiidae
Genus	Acanthosepion
Species	Acanthosepion ellipticum
Name match metric	exactMatch
Accepted name	Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885)
Scientific name authorship	(Hoyle, 1885)
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Name according to	(Hoyle, 1885)

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Western Australia
Latitude	-17.966667 Supplied as: "-17.966667"
Longitude	122.23333 Supplied as: "122.23333"
Datum	EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality	Broome
Location remarks	[MAL# 23216] Australia, Western Australia, Broome (17° 58' 00" S, 122° 14' 00" E) /10/1945 - /10/1945, Whitley, G P(Collector)
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	10000.0
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	17° 58' 00" S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	122° 14' 00" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty	1km-10km

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Ambiguous collection	Passed
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Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
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SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
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Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
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Taxon homonym	Passed
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Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
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TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
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Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
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Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
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Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
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Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
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Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
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Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Dampierland
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Pindanland
NRM Regions 2010	Rangelands
NRM Regions 2017	Rangelands Region
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Rangelands Region
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Rangelands Region
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Dampierland
IBRA 7 Regions	Dampierland
IBRA 7 Subregions	Pindanland
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 1	Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 2	CAPE LEVEQUE COAST
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Broome
Indigenous Locations 2021	Broome - Central
Indigenous Regions 2021	Broome
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	Kimberley
Land Management
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions	Kimberley
Marine
States including coastal waters	Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Western Australia
Australian States and Territories	Western Australia
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Durack
Electorates March 2025	Durack
Local Government Areas 2011	Broome (S)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Broome
Local Government Areas 2023	Broome
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	SHIRE OF BROOME
National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes	Rubibi Community
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	209
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	3041
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF WA
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	BROOME
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	KIMBERLEY
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	DURACK
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	BROOME
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	BROOME - CENTRAL
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	BROOME
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Remote Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	KIMBERLEY, MP
PSMA States (2016)	WESTERN AUSTRALIA
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Broome
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of WA
Postal Areas 2021	6725
Remoteness Areas 2021	Remote Australia
States and Territories 2021	Western Australia
Statistical Areas Level 2	Broome
Statistical Areas Level 3	Kimberley
Statistical Areas Level 4	Western Australia - Outback (North)
Tourism Regions 2021	Australia's North West
Vegetation
Forests of Australia 2018B	Non forest
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Eucalypt Woodlands
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	Eucalyptus woodlands

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	62130.0 frequency
Species Richness	3384.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	673.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	27.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	0.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	3.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	141.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	360.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	59.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	540.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	22.3 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	17.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	24.9 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	26.7 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	22.0 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	13.2 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	22.1 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	11.5 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	26.0 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.52 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.08
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	35.2 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	29.8 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	29.7 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	669.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	20.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	2.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	6.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	132.79063 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	479.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	215.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	506.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	26.904167 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	20.300001 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	14.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	22.433334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	11.091667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	25.466667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	54.63875 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	310.8453
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	34.4 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	29.716667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	29.6 °C
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.24
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.75
Elevation	22.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885)	Acanthosepion ellipticum
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4fb59020-e4a8-4973-adca-a4f662c4645c
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/db27cc55-c03f-473f-8333-7c9ab66680ac
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/be5a8412-ec97-4908-967c-b4abedc30a73
	Order		Sepiida
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Accepted name usage	Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885)
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/be5a8412-ec97-4908-967c-b4abedc30a73
	Genus	Acanthosepion	Acanthosepion
	Left		59190
	Scientific name authorship		(Hoyle, 1885)
	Taxon rank		species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d0578690-eac7-43fd-9004-28dac52450dc
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Ovalbone Cuttlefish
	Name according to	(Hoyle, 1885)
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1cb2f489-29de-4e1d-8b10-d66fb1fb49f6
	Right		59190
	Kingdom		Animalia
	Specific epithet	ellipticum
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d0a105f2-7384-42ce-8ca2-565bd2f2c5f2
	Phylum	Mollusca	Mollusca
	Class	Cephalopoda	Cephalopoda
	Species		Acanthosepion ellipticum
	Family		Sepiidae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Event ID	urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10037175
	Year		1945
	Month		10
	Date precision		MONTH
	Event date	1945-10/1945-10
Identification	Date identified	2025-01-17	2025-01-17
	Identification remarks	id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 04/Mar/2007
	Identified by	[Miller, Ms Alison Clair - Australian Museum - Malacology]
Occurrence	Catalog number	C.125334
	Occurrence status		PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2025-04-21	2025-04-21
	Collection code	Malacology
	Institution code	AM
	Recorded by	G.P. Whitley
	Other catalog numbers	[ecatalogue.irn:10468422,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.125334]
Attribution	Data resource		Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Australian Museum Malacology Collection
	License		CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr340	dr340
	Institution ID		in4
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Australian Museum
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co114
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Decimal latitude	-17.966667	-17.966667
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Decimal longitude	122.23333	122.23333
	State province	Western Australia	Western Australia
	Verbatim locality	Broome
	Verbatim latitude	17° 58' 00" S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	10000	10000.0
	Lga	Broome (S)
	Marine	false	false
	Location remarks	[MAL# 23216] Australia, Western Australia, Broome (17° 58' 00" S, 122° 14' 00" E) /10/1945 - /10/1945, Whitley, G P(Collector)
	Country code		AU
	Verbatim longitude	122° 14' 00" E
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326

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