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Sea urchin (Aspidodiadema tonsum)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1881.11.22.24

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

14 July 1874

Area or Water body

Kermadec Islands, N.E. of New Zealand
Southwest Pacific Ocean

FAO

81

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 43
Depth (Fathoms): 520
Sediment sample: Volcanic mud
Surface Temperature (°F): 65
Temperature at x fathoms: 62;60.5;56.2;53;50.8;49;45.7;43

Type status

Syntype

Taxonomic groups

Aspidodiadema tonsum
Aspidodiadema
Aspidodiadematidae
Echinoidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

170

Gear

Trawl

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