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Occurrence record: Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.8010

Preserved specimen of Plectaster decanus (Müller & Troschel, 1843) | Seastar recorded on 1970-12
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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.8010
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1049309","urn:catalog:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.8010"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.8010
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Marsh, I. M.  
Collector 1.  Coleman, Neville   2.  Australian Marine Photographic Index  
Supplied as "Coleman, Mr Neville - Australian Marine Photographic Index"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1029833
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1970, Month: 12, Day:
Supplied date "1970-12"
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name Plectaster decanus
Supplied scientific name "Plectaster decanus Muller & Troschel, 1843"
Identified to rank species
Common name Seastar
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Spinulosida
Family Echinasteridae
Genus Plectaster
Species Plectaster decanus
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Plectaster decanus Muller & Troschel, 1843
Scientific name authorship (Müller & Troschel, 1843)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Muller & Troschel, 1843

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Latitude -32.54221
Supplied as: "-32.54221"
Longitude 133.85111
Supplied as: "133.85111"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Point Brown, Smoky Bay
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, South Australia, Point Brown, Smoky Bay (32° 32' 32" S, 133° 51' 04" E) /12/1970 - /12/1970";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32° 32' 32" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 133° 51' 4" E

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Eyre Peninsula
    NRM Regions 2017 Eyre Peninsula
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Eyre Peninsula
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Eyre Yorke Block
    IBRA 7 Regions Eyre Yorke Block
    IBRA 7 Subregions Eyre Mallee
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 GAIRDNER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Far West Coast Native Title Settlement ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Ceduna (DC)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Ceduna
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 THE DC OF CEDUNA
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Far West Coast
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 94
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 741
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WEST COAST (SA)
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EYRE PENINSULA AND SOUTH WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CEDUNA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) TJUTJUNAKU WORKA TJUTA - OUTER HOMELANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PORT LINCOLN - CEDUNA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 332.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 141.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 38.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 43.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 13.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 141.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 36.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.22
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 21.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.7 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.22
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.51