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Occurrence record: MO:S39786

Preserved specimen of Spondylus squamosus Schreibers, 1793 | Northern Thorny Oyster
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Mollusc Collection
Supplied collection code "MO"
Catalog number S39786
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MO:39786
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Wilson, B.R.  
Supplied as "Wilson, B.R."
Individual count 2
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 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Scuba Dive]
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Event ID `Bogorov` 1978
Occurrence date Year: 1978, Month: , Day:
Supplied as year:1978 
Sampling protocol Scuba Dive  
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Scientific name Spondylus squamosus
Identified to rank species
Common name Northern Thorny Oyster
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Pectinida
Supplied as "Pectinoida"
Family Spondylidae
Genus Spondylus
Species Spondylus squamosus
Name match metric fuzzyMatch
Scientific name authorship Schreibers, 1793
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -13.6666
Supplied as: "-13.6666"
Longitude 122.0
Supplied as: "122.0000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation -5
Max elevation -5
Island Seringapatam Reef
Island group Scott and Seringapatam Reefs
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to Label
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 13°40`S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 122°00`E

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    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
    Name not supplied Warning
    Occurrence status inferred from individual count Warning
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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 7dcca37b-59dc-467a-a8bc-703f925da610
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -13.6666,122.0
    Related records
    Record UUID e9c40f89-8cb7-42d7-85e2-5c160190a723
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -13.6666,122.0

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Scott Reef
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Timor Province
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone