Bivalve
NHMUK-1887.2.9.2588
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Scientific name:
Tapes Paratapes undulata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
11 September 1874 - 11 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
189
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Veneroida
Family:
Veneridae
Genus:
Tapes
Subgenus:
Tapes Paratapes
Species:
Tapes Paratapes undulata (Born)
Station/Area Information
Station:
189
Date collected:
11/09/1874
Area:
South of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Water body:
Arafura Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
25 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-9.60
Decimal Longitude:
137.83
Surface Temperature:
79°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Green mud
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02269
