Sea snail
NHMUK-1887.2.9.525-526
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Scientific name:
Murex Chicoreus calcar
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 September 1873 - 10 September 1873
Form:
Dry
Station:
122
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Muricidae
Genus:
Murex
Subgenus:
Murex Chicoreus
Species:
Murex Chicoreus calcar Kiener, 1842
Station/Area Information
Station:
122
Date collected:
10/09/1873
Area:
Barra Grande, off Pernambuco, Brazil
Water body:
Southwest Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
41
Depth (Fathoms):
350 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-9.08
Decimal Longitude:
-34.83
Surface Temperature:
77.5°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Red clay
