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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.154990

Preserved specimen of Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima (Röding, 1798) | Great Clam recorded on 1987-12-12
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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.154990
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10259564","urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.154990"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Malacology:C.154990
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Loch, Mr. I. W.  
Collector Loch, I.W.  
Supplied as "Loch, Mr I. W."
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2016-11
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "Curatorial"; ecatalogue.IdeSpecimenQuality: "Good";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10056442
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "Curatorial"; ecatalogue.IdeSpecimenQuality: "Good";
Occurrence date 1987-12-12
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tridacna (Chametrachea) maxima
Supplied scientific name "Tridacna maxima (Röding, 1798)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Great Clam
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Cardiida
Family Cardiidae
Genus Tridacna
Species Tridacna maxima
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Tridacna maxima (Röding, 1798)
Scientific name authorship (Röding, 1798)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Röding, 1798)

Geospatial

Country Australia
Latitude -29.93666
Supplied as: "-29.93666"
Longitude 159.03971
Supplied as: "159.03971"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Elizabeth Reef
Water body Tasman Sea
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[MAL# 33636] Tasman Sea, Australia, Elizabeth Reef (29° 56' 12" S, 159° 02' 23" E) 12/12/1987 - 12/12/1987, Loch, Mr I W(Collector)";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 29° 56' 12" S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 159° 2' 23" E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2020/7/30
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2020/7/30
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10m-100m

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Elizabeth & Middleton Reefs
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Lord Howe
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Lord Howe
    RAMSAR wetland regions Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Lord Howe Province
    Australia's network of Marine Parks Lord Howe Marine Park