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Occurrence record: Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.8971

Preserved specimen of Tosia magnifica (Müller & Troschel, 1842) | Biscuit Star recorded on 1974-12-02
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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 Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "Invertebrates - Marine & Other"
Catalog number J.8971
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1049956","urn:catalog:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.8971"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.8971
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Rowe, Dr Frank W.E. - Australian Museum - Marine Invertebrates  
Collector Turner, E.  
Supplied as "Turner, E."
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1975

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1033660
Occurrence date 1974-12-02
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tosia magnifica
Supplied scientific name "Tosia magnifica (Muller & Troschel, 1842)"
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
Accepted name Tosia magnifica (Muller & Troschel, 1842)
Scientific name authorship (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Muller & Troschel, 1842)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Latitude -42.866
Supplied as: "-42.866"
Longitude 142.616
Supplied as: "142.616"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Roches Beach
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Tasmania, Roches Beach (42° 52' S, 142° 37' E) 02/12/1974 - 02/12/1974";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 42° 52' S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 142° 37' E

Additional properties

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dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions West Tasmania Transition
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone