MCZ Ichthyology 99852

Poecilia olivacea Storer, 1845

Holotype of Poecilia olivacea

Date Collected:

1844-01-01/1844-12-31

North America: United States: Alabama: Lauderdale | Probably vicinity of Florence

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:99852 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Poecilia olivacea Storer, 1845
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontoidei Poeciliidae
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE/1980]

Storer 1845, Holotype of Poecilia olivacea Storer, 1845
Media type: text; Storer 1845 Description: Storer 1845;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Storer 1845 Description: Storer 1845

  • field number: CAH:DRAWING
  • group number: 347

Part Condition Disposition Count

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

  • None

  • [= Fundulus olivaceus fide Boschung, 1992] Spelled Paecilia by Storer. This species probably based on drawings sent to Storer by C.A. Hentz [see locality remarks]. MCZ 99852 assigned for computer reference only.

  • None

  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Alabama
  • County:
  • Lauderdale
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2000038 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Probably vicinity of Florence
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Probably vic. Florence. This series of fishes are probably based on drawings sent to Storer from Hentz.*
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • *Reference to drawings is based on review of handwritten minutes of BSNH which strongly suggest that Storer's description is based on drawings. See correspondence between Burr & Hartel 1980 (keh). Data review VI. 1996 MC
  • Georeference:
  • 34.8285610°, -87.660772° (Error radius: 11547m) By: Meaghan H. Sorce on 2018-08-10 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1844-01-01 / 1844-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1844-1844
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • CAH:DRAWING
  • Collector:
  • Charles A. Hentz

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

  • None
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