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Tusk shell (Dentalium sp.)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1889.10.26.103

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

13 June 1874

Area or Water body

Off Sydney, Australia
Tasman Sea

Form

Dry

FAO

81

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 410
Sediment sample: Green mud
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02512
Surface Temperature (°F): 69

Taxonomic groups

Dentalium sp.
Dentaliida
Scaphopoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Gear

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