MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 69678

Bathypsammia tintinnabulum (Pourtalès 1868)

Paralectotype of Bathypsammia tintinnabulum  
  Syntype of Thecopsammia tintinnabulum

Date Collected:

1868-05-09/1868-05-11

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Florida Straits

Media type: image; Invertebrate Zoology 69678   Description: specimen labels;

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Current Identification
Bathypsammia tintinnabulum (Pourtalès 1868)
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae
Determiner: Stephen D. CairnsORCID iD icon in 1979
Nature of ID: type ID
Previous Identification
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae
Determiner: Louis F. Pourtales in 1868
Nature of ID: type ID

Cairns 1979, page 190, Paralectotype of Bathypsammia tintinnabulum (Pourtalès 1868) Plate XXXVIII, figures 1-3; Plate XXXIX, figure 1
Media type: text; de Pourtales 1868 Description: Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths;

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Shows Publication: de Pourtales 1868 Description: Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths

  • station number: multiple undefined

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) good in collection 2 History (3)

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • Florida Straits
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Florida Reef
  • Depth:
  • 100 - 300 fms
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Generic coordinates for specimens collected by the US Coast Survey 1868-1869 where we don't have station data
  • Georeference:
  • 24.4702470°, -81.187972° (Error radius: 128398m) By: Penny Benson on 2021-01-07 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1868-05-09 / 1868-05-11
  • Verbatim Date:
  • May 9-11, 1868
  • Collectors:
  • US Coast Survey, 1867-1871; Louis F. Pourtales

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