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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.18756

Preserved specimen of Mesoplodon grayi Von Haast, 1876 | Gray's Beaked Whale recorded on 1985-03-14
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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 Mammalogy Collection
Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number M.18756
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:4010895","urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.18756"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Mammalogy:M.18756
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Kemper, C  
Collector Goodall, H  
Supplied as "Goodall, H"
Sex Male
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1991-06
Supplied as 1991-6

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:4003157
Occurrence date 1985-03-14
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Mesoplodon grayi
Supplied scientific name "Mesoplodon grayi von Haast, 1876"
Identified to rank species
Common name Gray's Beaked Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Ziphiidae
Genus Mesoplodon
Species Mesoplodon grayi
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Mesoplodon grayi von Haast, 1876
Scientific name authorship Von Haast, 1876
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to von Haast, 1876

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -30.333
Supplied as: "-30.333"
Longitude 153.116
Supplied as: "153.116"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Boambee Beach, Sawtell end S of Coffs Harbour
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Boambee Beach, Sawtell end S of Coffs Harbour (30° 20' S, 153° 07' E) 14/03/1985 - 14/03/1985, Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 30° 20' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 153° 7' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/1/13
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Jaliigirr GER Jaliigirr
    NRM Regions 2010 Lachlan
    NRM Regions 2017 Central West
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Central West
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions NSW South Western Slopes
    IBRA 7 Regions NSW South Western Slopes
    IBRA 7 Subregions Lower Slopes
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HUON RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Local Government Areas 2011 Huon Valley (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Huon Valley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 HUON VALLEY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Central West
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1233
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF TAS.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WILDERNESS - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (TAS.)
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FRANKLIN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CENTRAL TASMANIA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DERWENT VALLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TASMANIA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) FRANKLIN
    PSMA States (2016) TASMANIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Tall Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1432.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 432.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 246.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 255.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 39.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 473.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 11.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 53.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 18.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 2.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 6.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.07
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 21.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 14.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 8.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 10.454166 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.97
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 174.0 m