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Occurrence record: Malacology:C.189082

Preserved specimen of Glycymeris (Glycymeris) radians (Lamarck, 1819) | Common Dog Cockle recorded on 1970-12-21
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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.189082
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1746953,urn:catalog:AM:Malacology:C.189082"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Loch, Mr Ian W - Australian Museum - Malacology  
Collector N. Coleman
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2026-02-17
Identification remarks Molluscabase confirmation

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10046432
Identification remarks Molluscabase confirmation
Occurrence date 1970-12-21
Supplied date "1970-12-21/1970-12-21"
End day of year 355
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 355

Taxonomy

Scientific name Glycymeris (Glycymeris) radians
Supplied scientific name "Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Common Dog Cockle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Arcida
Family Glycymerididae
Genus Glycymeris
Species Glycymeris radians
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Glycymeris radians (Lamarck, 1819)
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1819)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Lamarck, 1819)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Latitude -34.758335
Supplied as: "-34.758335"
Longitude 135.98334
Supplied as: "135.98334"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Cape Donnington
Location remarks [MAL# 13822 B] Australia, South Australia, Cape Donnington (34° 45' 30" S, 135° 59' 00" E) 21/12/1970 - 21/12/1970, Coleman, N(Collector), Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 34° 45' 30" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 135° 59' 00" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions South-east Australia
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Lincoln
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Lincoln
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Lincoln
    IMCRA v4.0 Meso-Scale Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Eyre
    IMCRA v4.0 Provincial Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Spencer Gulf Shelf Province
    NRM Regions 2010 Eyre Peninsula
    NRM Regions 2017 Eyre Peninsula
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Eyre Peninsula
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Eyre Peninsula
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Spencer Gulf Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Eyre
    Indigenous
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Greater South Australia
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Lower Eyre Peninsula
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 THE DC OF LOWER EYRE PENINSULA
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other shrublands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 7065.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1126.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 444.83334 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 202.16667 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 42.666668 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 59.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 43.5 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 205.33333 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 41.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 16.3 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.133333 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.533334 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.983334 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 20.183334 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5083333 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.0433333
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 25.933332 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.633333 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 419.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 191.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 11.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 38.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 59.18694 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 38.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 69.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 191.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.870833 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 12.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.458333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 19.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.7549 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 301.8538
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 24.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 19.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 12.2 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.4
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.86