Search Specimens

OZCAM (Online Zoo-log-i-cal Col-lec-tions of Aus-tralian Muse-ums) pro-vides access to an online data-base of records aggre-gated from fau-nal col-lec-tions data-bases in Aus-tralian museums.

Occurrence record: Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.19804

Preserved specimen of Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816) | Eight-armed Cushion Star recorded on 1986-04-08
   API

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.19804
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1042544","urn:catalog:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.19804"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.19804
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Filmer-Sankey, Mr Patrick D. - Australian Museum - Marine Invertebrates  
Collector Broughton, H.  
Supplied as "Broughton, H."
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
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified 1986
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "New combination for Patiriella calcar";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1043485
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeComments: "New combination for Patiriella calcar";
Occurrence date 1986-04-08
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Meridiastra calcar
Supplied scientific name "Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Eight-armed Cushion Star
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Valvatida
Family Asterinidae
Genus Meridiastra
Species Meridiastra calcar
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1816)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Lamarck, 1816)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -31.65
Supplied as: "-31.65"
Longitude 152.833
Supplied as: "152.833"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Pilots Head Beach, near Dunbogan
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Pilots Head Beach, near Dunbogan (31° 39' S, 152° 50' E) 08/04/1986 - 08/04/1986";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 31° 39' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 50' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2019/3/21
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2019/3/21
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

User flagged issues 

    Data quality tests

    Test name Result
    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
    Identification date before occurrence date Warning
    Show/Hide 92 passed properties
    Show/Hide 7 missing properties
    Show/Hide 23 tests that have not been run

    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 018f166c-31fd-4187-a9d9-308f81352a52
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Related records
    Record UUID c177ac74-191d-4a7a-a83f-8747b3624fca
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID e669fc25-8b17-42b7-930a-771444a31a1a
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID 8fa424bf-c47b-42ce-ba2b-98a7bb1e0722
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID 44ccb792-9ae2-4568-acd8-bfbed06856aa
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID 890f053f-3b86-4ec0-99d1-73001ea66112
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID e6a976a5-e7af-45c2-8b42-c4ef0900cb0c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID 0fadc54e-bb85-4446-a728-3d3e87652b89
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID e35f3941-a7ee-4671-896a-e8b67e5cd510
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833
    Record UUID 1fa1a803-1765-4e14-a718-12cbff61f076
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
    Coordinates -31.65,152.833

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Hunter Analysis Mask GER Hunter Analysis Mask
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 North Coast
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North Coast
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Macleay Hastings
    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 Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Port Macquarie-Hastings - Pt B
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 PORT MACQUARIE-HASTINGS COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions North Coast
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 26
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3175
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) LAURIETON - BONNY HILLS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) PORT MACQUARIE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MID NORTH COAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LYNE
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PORT MACQUARIE - HASTINGS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HASTINGS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) PORT MACQUARIE
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Naturally bare - sand, rock, claypan, mudflat
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Naturally bare, sand, rock, claypan, mudflat
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt tall open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1403.5 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 228.75 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 170.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 39.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 453.75 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 46.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 515.25 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 30.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.55 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.575 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.325 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.3250003 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.725 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.05 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.825 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.2475
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.650002 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 21.95 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.324999 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.479166 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.86
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 0.0 m