MCZ Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-490

Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1995-02-06

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Northwest: Japan | Ryukyu Islands

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:SCOR-490 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Hexacorallia Scleractinia Merulinidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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  • previous number: USNM404

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
citation 1866. Communications Essex Inst. Vol. 5:32 [no agent data], Method: migration 2011-03-06

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  • Entered into MCZ Catalogue 9.iv.1861. Original number 404. This specimen was entered into database (1980-1981) AS A TYPE. HOWEVER, LOCALITY GIVEN IN ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION IS Hong Kong, not Loo Choo. A yellow slip of paper found with specimen has, in ballpoint pen, "Probably Syn Type", and added in red ink is "Manuscript TYPE". Another recent label has "Prionastrea aspera" in red ink. A Deichmann label refers to Vaughan, 1918, p. 114. Vaughan mentions "Verrill's cotypes of Goniastrea aspera from Loo Choo Islands are in the U.S. National Museum, Nos. 402 and 403." Placed in general collection 27.ii.2002.

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Northwest
  • Country:
  • Japan
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Ryukyu Islands
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Japan, Loo Choo Islands (=Ryukyus)
  • Georeference:
  • 26.4722850°, 127.793484° (Error radius: 587365m) By: Jennifer W. Trimble on 2020-12-09 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1995-02-06
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Collectors:
  • William Stimpsonlinked data icon; North Pacific Exploring Expedition

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-490 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Stony Corals 000001-001549, pg.20;

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