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Occurrence record: MO:S39521

Preserved specimen of Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) | Blacklip Pearl Oyster
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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 S39521
Other catalog numbers ["1047-82"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MO:39521
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Slack-Smith, S.M.  
Collector WA Museum Party  
Supplied as "WA Museum Party"
Individual count 2
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [hand]
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Event ID WAM Rowley Shoals Expedition 1982
Occurrence date Year: 1982, Month: , Day:
Supplied as year:1982 
Sampling protocol hand  
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Scientific name Pinctada margaritifera
Identified to rank species
Common name Blacklip Pearl Oyster
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Ostreida
Family Pteriidae
Supplied as "Margaritidae"
Genus Pinctada
Species Pinctada margaritifera
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)
Supplied as Linnaeus, 1758
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -17.2738
Supplied as: "-17.2738"
Longitude 119.3594
Supplied as: "119.3594"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 15
Island Clerke Reef
Island group Rowley Shoals
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to ECWMAP
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 17°16`26"S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 119°21`34"E

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 6a6ef7c8-ee88-465a-9689-ac5358e76f73
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -17.2738,119.3594
    Related records
    Record UUID 7e8e959e-9605-470a-9812-69ddb5033d53
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -17.2738,119.3594
    Record UUID df3dbf69-aae1-4cac-a0ab-05247a9f4313
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -17.2738,119.3594

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Rowley Shoals
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Transition
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Broome
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF BROOME
    World Country Boundaries Australia