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Sea snail (Cerithium (Bittium) aedonium)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.2.9.1713

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

17 October 1873

Area or Water body

Nightingale Island (Tristan da Cunha Island), British Oversea Territory
Southeast Atlantic Ocean

Form

FAO

47

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 150
Sediment sample: Coarse shells
Surface Temperature (°F): 54

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Cerithium (Bittium) aedonium
Cerithium Bittium
Cerithium
Cerithiidae
Caenogastropoda
Gastropoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Gear

Dredge

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