MCZ Invertebrate Zoology PORb-247

Geodia

Date Collected:

1871-12-29/1871-12-30

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Barbados | off Sandy Bay

Current Identification
Animalia Porifera Demospongiae Astrophorida Geodiidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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  • other number: PORa-9230

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

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  • One label states: "Below is a copy of the label tied to the specimen. The '79' may actually be '74.' The '400' may be '800.' ......Ag. 79...400... Barbados 100F...Geodia."

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Barbados
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Sandy Bay
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Sandy Bay, Barbados
  • Depth:
  • 100 fms
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates based on JH Blake's travel journal.
  • Georeference:
  • 13.0500000°, -59.583333° (Error radius: 2km) By: Penny Benson on 2013-08-14 (Source: Georeferenced based on locality of Sandy Bay, Barbados)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (13° 3′ 0″ N  59° 35′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1871-12-29 / 1871-12-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • December 29-30, 1871
  • Collectors:
  • Louis Agassizlinked data icon; Hassler Expedition

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