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Occurrence record: OtherInverts:G212327

Preserved specimen of Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816) | Eight-armed Cushion Star recorded on 1988-02-06
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Other Invertebrates
Supplied collection code "OtherInverts"
Catalog number G212327
Other catalog numbers ["mb33"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:OtherInverts:G212327
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes Q66C1008-M

Event

Occurrence date 1988-02-06
Verbatim event date 06 Feb 1988
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Meridiastra calcar
Supplied scientific name "Patiriella calcar"
Identified to rank species
Common name Eight-armed Cushion Star
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Valvatida
Family Asterinidae
Genus Meridiastra
Supplied as "Patiriella"
Species Meridiastra calcar
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1816)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Locality Belmore Basin, headland, rock platform; Wollongong
Latitude -34.417778
Supplied as: "-34.417778"
Longitude 150.901111
Supplied as: "150.901111"
Datum EPSG:4326
Minimum depth in metres 0
Field notes Q66C1008-M
Coordinate precision 0.00001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34° 25' 4" South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 150° 54' 4" East

Additional properties

object id WO23795

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Southern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 South East NSW
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South East NSW
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Illawarra
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 WOLLONGONG COAST
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Wollongong (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Wollongong - Inner
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WOLLONGONG CITY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions South East
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 28
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 5349
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WOLLONGONG - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WOLLONGONG
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) ILLAWARRA
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) CUNNINGHAM
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Sensitive Data Layers
    Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Phylloxera Zone
    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 Eucalypt tall open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1193.2 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 224.2 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 194.4 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 369.6 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 34.6 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 407.4 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.04 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 35.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.74 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.54 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.82 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.26 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.66 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.88 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.124
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 25.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 21.640001 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.76 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.595833 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.796
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 1.0 m