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Occurrence record: MIZ:Z40808

Preserved specimen of Tosia magnifica (Müller & Troschel, 1842) | Biscuit Star recorded on 1958-02-08
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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 Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "MIZ"
Catalog number Z40808
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MIZ:40808
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Mah, C.L.  
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2023-01-01

Event

Occurrence date 1958-02-08
Supplied as year:1958  month:2  day:8 
End day of year 39
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 39

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tosia magnifica
Identified to rank species
Common name Biscuit Star
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Valvatida
Family Goniasteridae
Genus Tosia
Species Tosia magnifica
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Supplied as (Muller & Troschel, 1842)
Subfamily Pentagonasterinae
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Island group Rockingham
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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