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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.427696

Preserved specimen of Bactronophorus thoracites Gould, 1856 | Stilt Palleted Shipworm recorded on 1970-11-02
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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.427696
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10406349,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.427696"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Brearley, A  
Collector R.Turner & J.Marshall
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2003
Identification remarks id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: holly 15/Aug/2003

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10033548
Identification remarks id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: holly 15/Aug/2003
Occurrence date 1970-11-02
Supplied date "1970-11-02/1970-11-02"
End day of year 306
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 306

Taxonomy

Scientific name Bactronophorus thoracites
Supplied scientific name "Bactronophorus thoracites (Gould, 1856)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Stilt Palleted Shipworm
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Myida
Family Teredinidae
Genus Bactronophorus
Species Bactronophorus thoracites
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Bactronophorus thoracites (Gould, 1856)
Scientific name authorship Gould, 1856
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Gould, 1856)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -20.3
Supplied as: "-20.3"
Longitude 118.55
Supplied as: "118.55"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Port Hedland, Finucane Is
Location remarks [MAL# 37330 B] Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, Finucane Is (20° 18' 00" S, 118° 33' 00" E) 02/11/1970 - 02/11/1970, R.Turner & J.Marshall(Collector)
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 20° 18' 00" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 118° 33' 00" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Pilbara
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Roebourne
    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 Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Subregions Roebourne
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 PORT HEDLAND COAST
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Port Hedland
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements FMG - Kariyarra Land Access ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Port Hedland - Surrounds
    Indigenous Regions 2021 South Hedland
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Pilbara
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Pilbara
    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 Port Hedland (T)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Port Hedland
    Local Government Areas 2023 Port Hedland
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TOWN OF PORT HEDLAND
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 322
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2411
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PORT HEDLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) PORT HEDLAND - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH HEDLAND
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) PILBARA, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 East Pilbara
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of WA
    Postal Areas 2021 6722
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Western Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 East Pilbara
    Statistical Areas Level 3 East Pilbara
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Western Australia - Outback (North)
    Tourism Regions 2021 Australia's North West
    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 Mangroves
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mangroves
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 646.0 frequency
    Species Richness 235.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 314.14285 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 43.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 115.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 205.28572 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 27.857143 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 206.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 23.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 21.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.814285 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.357141 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.242857 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 13.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 26.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.32
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.214287 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.628572 degrees C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 55.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.1
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.22285715