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Occurrence record: MO:S96412

Preserved specimen of Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 | Ribbed Mussel
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Mollusc Collection
Supplied collection code "MO"
Catalog number S96412
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MO:96412
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations 100% Ethanol
Identified by Whisson, C.S.  
Collector Wilson, N.  
Supplied as "Wilson, N."
Individual count 45
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Hand]
Date identified 2015-01-01

Event

Occurrence date Year: 2015, Month: , Day:
Supplied as year:2015 
Sampling protocol Hand  
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Scientific name Brachidontes
Identified to rank genus
Common name Ribbed Mussel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Mytilida
Supplied as "Mytiloida"
Family Mytilidae
Genus Brachidontes
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Swainson, 1840
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -20.4111
Supplied as: "-20.4111"
Longitude 115.5257
Supplied as: "115.5257"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation 0
Max elevation 0
Island Alpha Island
Island group Montebello Islands
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to GPS
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 20.411145°S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 115.52573°E

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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
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Roebourne (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Roebourne
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF KARRATHA
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 367
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1197
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ROEBOURNE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WEST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ROEBOURNE - WICKHAM
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DAMPIER
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH HEDLAND
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 242.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 60.0 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) 26.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 21.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.07
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.0 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 29.9 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.09
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.19