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Tusk shell (Dentalium entalis striolatum)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.2.9.14

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

20 May 1873

Area or Water body

South of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Form

FAO

21

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 35
Depth (Fathoms): 85
Sediment sample: Gravel and stones
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.02606
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02534
Surface Temperature (°F): 40.5
Temperature at x fathoms: 37.8;35.2;35.2;35.2

Taxonomic groups

Dentalium entalis striolatum
Dentalium entalis
Dentalium
Dentaliida
Scaphopoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Station

49

Gear

Dredge

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