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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.203400

Preserved specimen of Mactra (Mactra) alta Deshayes, 1854 recorded on 1938-05
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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.203400
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10458470","urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.203400"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Malacology:C.203400
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Kerslake, J  
Collector Ward, Mel  
Supplied as "Ward, Mel"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1980
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "Curatorial"; ecatalogue.IdeSpecimenQuality: "Good"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 14/Aug/2006";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10018634
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "Curatorial"; ecatalogue.IdeSpecimenQuality: "Good"; ecatalogue.IdeComments: "id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 14/Aug/2006";
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1938, Month: 5, Day:
Supplied date "1938-05"
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name Mactra (Mactra) alta
Supplied scientific name "Mactra alta Deshayes, 1854"
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Cardiida
Family Mactridae
Genus Mactra
Species Mactra alta
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Mactra alta Deshayes, 1854
Scientific name authorship Deshayes, 1854
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Deshayes, 1854

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Latitude -11.733
Supplied as: "-11.733"
Longitude 131.283
Supplied as: "131.283"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Melville Is, Cape Conder
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[MAL# 9139 D] Australia, Northern Territory, Melville Is, Cape Conder (11° 44' 00" S, 131° 17' 00" E) /05/1938 - /05/1938, Ward, Mel(Collector)";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 11° 44' 0" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 131° 17' 0" E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2015/3/4
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2015/3/4
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Tiwi Cobourg
    IBRA 7 Regions Tiwi Cobourg
    IBRA 7 Subregions Tiwi
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BATHURST-MELVILLE ISLANDS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Local Government Areas 2011 Tiwi Islands (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Tiwi Islands
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TIWI ISLANDS REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 2022
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2187
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TIWI ISLANDS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DALY - TIWI - WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) TIWI ISLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) TIWI ISLANDS - WILDERNESS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARAFURA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Dry rainforest or vine thickets
    Vegetation types - native Naturally bare - sand, rock, claypan
    Vegetation types - present Naturally bare - sand, rock, claypan, mudflats

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1632.75 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 106.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 501.5 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 95.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1055.75 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 9.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.95 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 16.150002 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 17.975 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.575 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.625 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.65 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.6 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.57
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.125 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.925 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.470833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 62.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.53
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 2.0 m