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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.476227.001

Preserved specimen of Octopus Lamarck, 1798 | Octopus recorded on 1975-10-10
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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.476227.001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1462833","urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.476227.001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Malacology:C.476227.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "70% ethanol";
Identified by Mitchell, Mr Rex - University of New England - Zoology, School of Environment and Rural Sciences  
Specimen type Paratype: Octopus kapalae Mitchell & Reid, 2017 : Octopodidae : : Cephalopoda : Mollusca;Paratype: Octopus kapalae Mitchell & Reid : Octopodidae : : Cephalopoda : Mollusca;Paratype: Octopus kapalae : Octopodidae : : Cephalopoda : Mollusca
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Trawled.]
Date identified 2017
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "Expert"; ecatalogue.IdeSpecimenQuality: "Good";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1159059
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "Expert"; ecatalogue.IdeSpecimenQuality: "Good";
Occurrence date 1975-10-10
Sampling protocol Trawled.  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Octopus
Supplied scientific name "Octopus kapalae Mitchell & Reid, 2017"
Identified to rank genus
Common name Octopus
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Octopoda
Family Octopodidae
Genus Octopus
Species Octopus kapalae
Name match metric higherMatch
Accepted name Octopus kapalae Mitchell & Reid, 2017
Scientific name authorship Lamarck, 1798
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Mitchell & Reid, 2017

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -29.85833
Supplied as: "-29.85833"
Longitude 153.683
Supplied as: "153.683"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality E. of Grafton
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[MAL# 78970] Australia, New South Wales, E. of Grafton (29° 55' S, 153° 40' E) 10/10/1975 - 10/10/1975, K.J. Graham, FRV Kapala(Collector), Trawled., Field Collected - Aquatic";
Coordinate precision 0.00001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 29° 51' 30" S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 153° 41' 0" E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2017/12/4
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2017/12/4
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 100m-1km

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    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Solitary Islands
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Central Eastern Province
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone