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Accession number

NHMUK-1886.10.2.11

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

10 September 1874

Area or Water body

South of New Guinea
Arafura Sea

FAO

71

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 0
Depth (Fathoms): 28
Sediment sample: Sand and shells
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02327
Surface Temperature (°F): 78.5

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Protankyra insolens
Protankyra
Synaptinae
Holothuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

188

Gear

Dredge & Trawl

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