Bivalve
NH:1899.114.113
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Striate piddock
Scientific name:
Martesia striata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
12 September 1874 - 12 September 1874
Form:
Dry [also mummified tissue]
Station:
190
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Myoida
Family:
Pholadidae
Genus:
Martesia G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
Species:
Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Station/Area Information
Station:
190
Date collected:
12/09/1874
Area:
Arafura Sea
Water body:
Arafura Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
49 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-8.93
Decimal Longitude:
136.08
Gear:
Trawl
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
67.5°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
51.5°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
46°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
43.2°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
41.5°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
40.5°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
39.8°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
39.5°F
Notes:
3 parts.
