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Occurrence record: MO:S39650

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 S39650
Other catalog numbers ["1352-82"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MO:39650
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Special Alcohol 75% (Ethanol 93% & Methanol 7%)
Identified by Slack-Smith, S.M.  
Collector WA Museum Party  
Supplied as "WA Museum Party"
Individual count 1
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)
Type PhysicalObject
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
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -17.0444
Supplied as: "-17.0444"
Longitude 119.3361
Supplied as: "119.3361"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 7
Min elevation 0
Max elevation 0
Island Clerke Reef
Island group Rowley Shoals
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to ECWMAP
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 17°2`40"S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 119°20`10"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 6c9466f1-a757-475f-bb1c-9c3f883ee0e3
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -17.0444,119.3361
    Related records
    Record UUID 8c63c400-bdec-42da-a979-cfe949870209
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -17.0444,119.3361
    Record UUID 9df2683f-62ff-4885-8abd-fc5a2b900afb
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -17.0444,119.3361

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Rowley Shoals
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Argo-Rowley Terrace
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Argo-Rowley Terrace
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Transition
    Australia's network of Marine Parks Argo-Rowley Terrace Marine Park