MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 66437

Portunus spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)

Date Collected:

1966-10-18

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Gulf of Mexico: United States: Florida | near Dry Tortugas

Current Identification
Portunus spinicarpus (Stimpson, 1871)
Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Brachyura Portunidae
Common Name(s): longspine swimming crab
Determiner: Ardis Johnston
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: A. Johnston, 7.x.2005

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  • station number: 836

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data]

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  • Received with 3 appendages detached & 7 missing.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Ocean Subregion:
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • near Dry Tortugas
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Florida, near Dry Tortugas
  • Depth:
  • - 60 m
  • Georeference:
  • 24.7833333°, -83.183333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1963-12-20 (Source: Coordinates are from data cards)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (24° 47.000000′ N  83° 11.00000000′ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1966-10-18
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 18/10/1966
  • Time Collected:
  • 0523-0536 hrs.
  • Collector:
  • RV Anton Bruun 19

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  • [Masked]

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