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Occurrence record: Molluscs:MO81973

Preserved specimen of Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) | Graceful Cowrie
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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 MO81973
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Molluscs:MO81973
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Dry
Identified by T Carless  
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified Oct 1981

Event

Verbatim event date Oct 1981
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Purpuradusta gracilis
Identified to rank species
Common name Graceful Cowrie
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Hypsogastropoda
Supplied as "Littorinimorpha"
Family Cypraeidae
Genus Purpuradusta
Species Purpuradusta gracilis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Gaskoin, 1849)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Monte Bello Island, Western Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -20.4321187
Supplied as: "-20.433333"
Longitude 115.534433
Supplied as: "115.533333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "AGD84"
Coordinate precision 0.01667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 20° 26' South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 115° 32' East

Additional properties

object id 261459

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    Coordinates converted to WGS84 Warning
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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Ningaloo Reef & NW Western Australia
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Montebello Islands
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Montebello Islands
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Carnarvon
    IBRA 7 Regions Carnarvon
    IBRA 7 Subregions Cape Range
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ONSLOW COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Islands
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF KARRATHA
    Vegetation
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 242.25 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 59.75 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 97.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 117.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 16.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 118.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 23.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 24.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.150002 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.225 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 21.849998 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.725 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.525 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.075
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.125 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.0 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 29.975 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.09
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.1875