Sea snail
NHMUK-1887.2.9.1327
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Scientific name:
Cypraea miliaris
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
8 September 1874 - 8 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
186
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Cypraea
Species:
Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791
Station/Area Information
Station:
186
Date collected:
08/09/1874
Area:
Off Wednesday Island, Cape York, North-east Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
8 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-10.50
Decimal Longitude:
142.30
Surface Temperature:
77.2°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Sand and shells
