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Description

Notes: 2 tubes, 2 jars

Accession number

NHMUK-M 242

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

9 September 1874

Area or Water body

North of Cape York,Torres Strait, Australia
Coral Sea

Form

Dry

FAO

71

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 8
Sediment sample: Sand and shells
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02428
Surface Temperature (°F): 77.7

Station

187

Gear

Dredge

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