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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.50112.001

Preserved specimen of Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Sperm Whale recorded on 1998-03-23
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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.50112.001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:2410324","urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.50112.001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Mammalogy:M.50112.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
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 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Stranding]
Associated records ASSOCIATED
State conservation Vulnerable

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1250995
Occurrence date 1998-03-23
Sampling protocol Stranding  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Physeter macrocephalus
Supplied scientific name "Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758"
Identified to rank species
Common name Sperm Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Physeteridae
Genus Physeter
Species Physeter macrocephalus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Scientific name authorship Linnaeus, 1758
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Linnaeus, 1758

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -35.29849
Supplied as: "-35.29849"
Longitude 150.46788
Supplied as: "150.46788"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Narrawallee
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[ORRCA-CE-002] Australia, New South Wales, Narrawallee (35° 17' 55" S, 150° 28' 04" E) 23/03/1998 - 23/03/1998, ORRCA - Organisation for The Rescue and Research of Cetaceans In Australia(Collector and presenter), Stranding, Accession";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 35° 17' 54.6" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 150° 28' 4.4" E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2019/5/29
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2019/5/29
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10km-100km

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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 095c2777-0881-4f18-9986-f3e62b329062
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Related records
    Record UUID d5a193de-fcec-49f5-9d7b-1e3534509542
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Record UUID d63741b0-bb6a-49bb-94c7-f171e64283d9
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Record UUID f1055d1a-1747-41af-8177-5b121b555e0e
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Record UUID 351bb124-fee4-4af6-9345-a7f3f97a2e54
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Record UUID 8f3ecec5-773e-4e6a-9c40-caadb353d5d4
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Record UUID e7ede801-6f1c-4b26-a12f-140df89a479c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788
    Record UUID 72e075b4-9465-4c42-af80-d2c83825bc47
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -35.29849,150.46788

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Narrawallee Creek
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Narrawallee Creek
    GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    K2C Management Regions Coastal
    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 Jervis
    Fire
    National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset 2019-2020 - v20200324 National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent 2019-2020
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 CLYDE RIVER-JERVIS BAY
    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 Shoalhaven (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Shoalhaven - Pt B
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHOALHAVEN CITY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions South East
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 46
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 5494
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ULLADULLA REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) SHOALHAVEN
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS AND SHOALHAVEN
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GILMORE
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SHOALHAVEN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) SHOALHAVEN
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH-EASTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    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 Mangrove
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Mangroves
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mangroves
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present Heathlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1153.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 242.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 212.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 22.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 323.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 29.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 345.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 15.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 37.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 16.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.1
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 25.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 20.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 16.591667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.74
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 11.0 m