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  • Invertebrate Zoology CNID-5489 MCZ Invertebrate Zoology
  • Caryophyllia formosa
  • whole animal (dry)
  • off Havana
  • Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Cuba
  • [no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1995-02-06)
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Identifications
Caryophyllia formosa Pourtalès, 1867
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Caryophylliidae Caryophyllia formosa
Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID
Citations
de Pourtales 1867, Page 113, Additional Material of Caryophyllia formosa
description (also reference p. 109) - Possibly part of Type series with specimen in hand
de Pourtales 1867, Page 90, Other Useful Citation of Caryophyllia formosa
no description included with this paper - first mention of species - Possibly part of Type series with specimen in hand
Smith 1888, Page 85, Other Useful Citation of Caryophyllia formosa
Possibly from Corwin stations 2P and 4P
 
Media of type text, de Pourtales 1867. Description:MCZ Bulletin Vol. I no. 6
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Media Details
MCZ Bulletin Vol. I no. 6
Media of type text, de Pourtales 1867. Description:Contributions to the fauna of Gulf-stream at great depths
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Contributions to the fauna of Gulf-stream at great depths
Media of type text, Smith 1888. Description:Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Waters from 1867-1887
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Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Waters from 1867-1887
 
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Atlantic Ocean
Country: Cuba
Specific Locality: off Havana
Verbatim Locality: Cuba, Chorerra
Collecting Source: wild caught
Depth: 270 fms
Coordinates: 23.225473° -82.511281° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 19366 m
Penny Benson; 2020-03-13; Source: GEOLocate
Collecting Date: [no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1995-02-06)
Collecting Event Remarks: End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
Collectors
US Coast Survey, 1867-1871
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (dry) unchecked in collection 0
Media
 
Media of type text, Invertebrate Zoology CNID-5476;CNID-5479;CNID-5483;CNID-5489;CNID-5495;CNID-5499;CNID-5493. Description:MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.223

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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.223

 
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