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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.72386

Preserved specimen of Glycymeris (Glycymeris) radians (Lamarck, 1819) | Common Dog Cockle
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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.72386
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1747841,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.72386"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Loch, Mr Ian W - Australian Museum - Malacology  
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2026-02-16
Identification remarks Molluscabase confirmation

Event

Identification remarks Molluscabase confirmation
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Glycymeris (Glycymeris) radians
Supplied scientific name "Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Common Dog Cockle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Arcida
Family Glycymerididae
Genus Glycymeris
Species Glycymeris radians
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1819)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Lamarck, 1819)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Latitude -34.968056
Supplied as: "-34.968056"
Longitude 138.51694
Supplied as: "138.51694"
Datum EPSG:4326
Location remarks [MAL# 123337 B] Australia, South Australia, Glenelg North (34° 58' 05" S, 138° 31' 01" E) 1970 - 1970
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34° 58' 05" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 138° 31' 01" E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Eyre Yorke Block
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) St Vincent
    NRM Regions 2010 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
    NRM Regions 2017 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Green Adelaide
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Eyre Yorke Block
    IBRA 7 Regions Eyre Yorke Block
    IBRA 7 Subregions St Vincent
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 TORRENS RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Holdfast Bay - West Torrens
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Kaurna People Native Title Settlement ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Holdfast Bay
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Adelaide
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Greater South Australia
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Boothby
    Electorates March 2025 Boothby
    Local Government Areas 2011 Holdfast Bay (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Holdfast Bay - North
    Local Government Areas 2023 Holdfast Bay
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF HOLDFAST BAY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 34
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 815
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER ADELAIDE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) GLENELG (SA)
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) HOLDFAST BAY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) ADELAIDE - SOUTH
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BOOTHBY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) HOLDFAST BAY - WEST TORRENS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HOLDFAST BAY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ADELAIDE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Morphett
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Glenelg (SA)
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Adelaide
    Postal Areas 2021 5045
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 South Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Glenelg (SA)
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Holdfast Bay
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Adelaide - South
    Tourism Regions 2021 Adelaide
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 115861.0 frequency
    Species Richness 3339.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 475.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 192.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 54.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 47.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 55.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 193.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 42.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.45 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.37
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 487.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 189.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 17.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 61.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 43.522263 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 62.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 68.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 189.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 16.779167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 21.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 11.833333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.108334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 21.566668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 47.680817 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 401.32428
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 28.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 21.716667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 11.833333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.42
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.86
    Elevation 1.0 m