Bivalve
NH:1899.114.52
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Ribbed mussel
Scientific name:
Aulacomya atra
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
9 January 1874 - 9 January 1874
Form:
Dry [also mummified tissue]
Station:
149
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Mytiloida
Family:
Mytilidae
Genus:
Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
Species:
Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Station/Area Information
Station:
149
Date collected:
09/01/1874
Area:
Betsy Cove (near), Kerguelen, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Decimal Latitude:
-49.13
Decimal Longitude:
70.20
Gear:
Dredge
Notes:
Previous name: Mytilus megallanicus
