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Sea snail (Utriculus oryctus)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.2.9.2214-2215

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

3 April 1876

Area or Water body

Off Ascension Island
Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean

Form

FAO

34

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 420
Sediment sample: Volcanic sand
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.0232
Surface Temperature (°F): 82

Type status

Syntype

Taxonomic groups

Utriculus oryctus
Utriculus
Retusidae
Cephalaspidea
Gastropoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Station

344

Gear

Dredge

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