Bivalve
NHMUK-1887.2.9.2592-2593
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Scientific name:
Tawera philomela
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
15 October 1873 - 15 October 1873
Form:
Dry
Type status:
Syntype
Station:
135
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Veneroida
Family:
Veneridae
Genus:
Tawera Iredale, 1925
Species:
Tawera philomela (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Synonyms:
Venus philomela
Station/Area Information
Station:
135
Date collected:
15/10/1873
Area:
Tristan da Cunha Island, British Overseas Territory
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
47
Depth (Fathoms):
100-150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-37.03
Decimal Longitude:
-12.32
Surface Temperature:
53.5°F
Sediment sample:
Volcanic sand
