Bivalve
NHMUK-1887.2.9.2491a-2495a
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Scientific name:
Saxicava arctica
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 February 1874 - 2 February 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
150
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Family:
Hiatellidae
Genus:
Saxicava Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802
Species:
Saxicava arctica Linnaeus, 1767
Station/Area Information
Station:
150
Date collected:
02/02/1874
Area:
South of Kerguelen Island
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-52.07
Decimal Longitude:
71.37
Surface Temperature:
37.5°F
Bottom Temperature:
35.2°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Coarse gravel
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
36.3°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
35.2°F
