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Occurrence record: Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.12213

Preserved specimen of Ophiopteron elegans Ludwig, 1888 recorded on 1979-02-15
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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.12213
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1037477","urn:catalog:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.12213"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.12213
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Australian Museum   2.  Fish Department  
Supplied as "Australian Museum - Fish Department"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1055027
Occurrence date 1979-02-15
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Ophiopteron elegans
Supplied scientific name "Ophiopteron elegans Ludwig, 1888"
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Family Ophiotrichidae
Genus Ophiopteron
Species Ophiopteron elegans
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Ophiopteron elegans Ludwig, 1888
Scientific name authorship Ludwig, 1888
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Ludwig, 1888

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -10.933
Supplied as: "-10.933"
Longitude 143.766
Supplied as: "143.766"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 4.8km east of Turtle Head Island, Cape York
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[FNQ 79-49] Australia, Queensland, 4.8km east of Turtle Head Island, Cape York (10° 56' S, 143° 46' E) 15/02/1979 - 15/02/1979";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 10° 56' S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 143° 46' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2019/3/19
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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