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Sea snail (Fusus (Neptunea) futile)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.2.9.707

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

2 February 1874

Area or Water body

South of Kerguelen Island
Antarctic Indian Ocean

Form

FAO

58

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 35.2
Depth (Fathoms): 150
Sediment sample: Coarse gravel
Surface Temperature (°F): 37.5
Temperature at x fathoms: 36.3;35.2;35.2

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Fusus (Neptunea) futile
Fusus Neptunea
Fusus
Fasciolariidae
Neogastropoda
Gastropoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Station

150

Gear

Dredge

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