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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.322228

Preserved specimen of Arthritica semen (Menke, 1843) | Mound Springs Mussel recorded on 1974-09-29
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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 Malacology Collection
Supplied collection code "Malacology"
Catalog number C.322228
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10249712,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.322228"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Ponder, Dr Winston Frank - Australian Museum - Malacology  
Collector P.B.Weate & P.A.Hutchings
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Degree of establishment Sieving
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Sieving]
Date identified 1997
Identification remarks id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 20/Sep/2006

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10054371
Identification remarks id extracted from texpress reg db. entered by: ianl 20/Sep/2006
Occurrence date 1974-09-29
Supplied date "1974-09-29/1974-09-29"
Sampling protocol Sieving  
End day of year 272
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 272

Taxonomy

Scientific name Arthritica semen
Supplied scientific name "Arthritica helmsi (Hedley, 1915)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Mound Springs Mussel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Cardiida
Family Lasaeidae
Genus Arthritica
Species Arthritica semen
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Arthritica helmsi (Hedley, 1915)
Scientific name authorship (Menke, 1843)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Hedley, 1915)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -33.49278
Supplied as: "-33.49278"
Longitude 151.42722
Supplied as: "151.42722"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Cockrone Lagoon entrance
Location remarks [MAL# 26970 B] Australia, New South Wales, Cockrone Lagoon entrance (33° 29' 34" S, 151° 25' 38" E) 29/09/1974 - 29/09/1974, P.B.Weate & P.A.Hutchings(Collector), Sieving, Sieving. Bottom Salinity 2.2-41.6 o/oo. Bottom Temp.10.4-30C.
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33° 29' 34" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 25' 38" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 100m-1km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
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    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    Hunter Analysis Mask GER Hunter Analysis Mask
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Sydney Basin
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Wyong
    NRM Regions 2010 Hunter-Central Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Wyong
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HAWKESBURY RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Gosford
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Gosford - East
    Indigenous Regions 2021 NSW Central and North Coast
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Robertson
    Electorates March 2025 Robertson
    Local Government Areas 2011 Gosford (C)
    Local Government Areas 2023 Central Coast (NSW)
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Greater Sydney
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 25
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 4743
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER SYDNEY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BOX HEAD - MACMASTERS BEACH
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GOSFORD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL COAST
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    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) GOSFORD
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) GOSFORD - EAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Terrigal
    Social
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    Destination Zones 2021 Box Head - MacMasters Beach
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Sydney
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    Statistical Areas Level 1 10201102913
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Box Head - MacMasters Beach
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Gosford
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Central Coast
    Tourism Regions 2021 Central Coast
    Vegetation
    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

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 72821.0 frequency
    Species Richness 3447.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1320.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 271.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 222.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 29.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 392.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 40.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 446.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 34.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.22
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.9 degrees C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.85
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 70.0 m