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Occurrence record: invertebrates:H834

Preserved specimen of Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867 | Eleven-armed Seastar recorded on 1974-03-19
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Supplied institution code "TMAG"
Collection Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "invertebrates"
Catalog number H834
Occurrence ID TMAG: H0834
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector J.R. Penprase
Individual count 1.0
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Occurrence date 1974-03-19
End day of year 78
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 78

Taxonomy

Scientific name Coscinasterias muricata
Original name usage Coscinasterias muricata
Identified to rank species
Common name Eleven-armed Seastar
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Forcipulatida
Family Asteriidae
Genus Coscinasterias
Species Coscinasterias muricata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Verrill, 1867
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality Tinderbox
Latitude -43.0786187
Supplied as: "-43.08"
Longitude 147.3510423
Supplied as: "147.35"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "AGD66"
Coordinate precision 0.01
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID e260ef1b-a159-48f1-a5f5-75349f04dea0
    Data Resource Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Coscinasterias muricata
    Coordinates -43.0786187,147.3510423
    Related records
    Record UUID e8281035-09e4-46ac-bf56-b791ee9793e8
    Data Resource Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Coscinasterias muricata
    Coordinates -43.0786187,147.3510423

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Tasmanian South East
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) South East
    NRM Regions 2010 South
    NRM Regions 2017 South NRM Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 South NRM Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South NRM Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Tasmanian South East
    IBRA 7 Regions Tasmanian South East
    IBRA 7 Subregions South East
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 KINGSTON COAST
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Kingborough
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Kingborough
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Tasmania
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Tasmania
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Franklin
    Local Government Areas 2011 Kingborough (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Kingborough
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 KINGBOROUGH COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 10
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1297
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF TAS.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BRUNY ISLAND - KETTERING
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) HUON - BRUNY ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FRANKLIN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KINGBOROUGH
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KINGBOROUGH
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TASMANIA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) HUON
    PSMA States (2016) TASMANIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Franklin (Huon)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Bruny Island - Kettering
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Tas.
    Local Government Areas 2023 Kingborough
    Postal Areas 2021 7150
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Outer Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Tasmania
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Bruny Island - Kettering
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Huon - Bruny Island
    Statistical Areas Level 4 South East
    Tourism Regions 2021 Hobart and the South
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    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 Nature Conservation Reserve

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 24769.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2648.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 697.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 190.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 152.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 13.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 159.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 200.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 13.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 49.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 12.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 16.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 12.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.97
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 21.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 15.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 10.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 713.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 191.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 48.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 154.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 13.584122 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 156.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 70.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 202.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 11.554167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 16.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 3.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 7.8333335 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.575 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 14.116667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 50.739647 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 297.08783
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 20.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 15.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 12.583333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.78
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 43.0 m