Bivalve
NHMUK-1887.2.9.3204-3206
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Avicula Meleagrina muricata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
9 September 1874 - 9 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
187
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pterioida
Family:
Pteriidae
Genus:
Avicula Bruguière, 1792
Subgenus:
Avicula Meleagrina
Species:
Avicula Meleagrina muricata Reeve
Station/Area Information
Station:
187
Date collected:
09/09/1874
Area:
Cape York, Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
6-8 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-10.60
Decimal Longitude:
141.92
Surface Temperature:
77.7°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Sand and shells
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02428
