Sea snail
NHMUK-1887.2.9.1328
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Scientific name:
Cypraea piperata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 April 1874 - 2 April 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
162
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Cypraea
Species:
Cypraea piperata Gray, 1825
Station/Area Information
Station:
162
Date collected:
02/04/1874
Area:
Off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, Australia
Water body:
Tasman Sea
FAO:
57
Depth (Fathoms):
38-40 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-39.18
Decimal Longitude:
146.62
Surface Temperature:
63.2°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Shelly sand
