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Bivalve (Spondylus ostreoides)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.2.9.3359

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

14 July 1874

Area or Water body

North of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Southwest Pacific Ocean

Form

FAO

81

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 43
Depth (Fathoms): 520
Sediment sample: Volcanic mud
Surface Temperature (°F): 65
Temperature at x fathoms: 62;60.5;56.2;53;50.8;49;45.7;43

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Spondylus ostreoides
Spondylus
Spondylidae
Pectinoida
Bivalvia
Mollusca
Animalia

Station

170

Gear

Trawl

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