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MCZ Malacology 143461

Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2008-09-25

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Gulf of Mexico: Mexico: Yucatan | Isla Contoy

Current Identification
Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Pteriomorphia Pterioida Pterioidea Pteriidae
Common Name(s): Atlantic wing-oyster
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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

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  • Entered from ledger.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Ocean Subregion:
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Yucatan
  • Specific Locality:
  • Isla Contoy
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Yucatan, Weedy Rocks, off Contoy Id.
  • Depth:
  • 12 - 18 fms
  • Habitat Description:
  • Weedy Rocks
  • Georeference:
  • 21.4951810, -86.793791 (Error radius: 5308m) By: Penny Benson on 2019-12-09 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2008-09-25
  • 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:
  • Bache Expedition 1872-1874; William Stimpson

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Media type: text; Malacology 143451;  143452;  143453;  143454;  143455;  143456;  143457;  143458;  143459;  143460;  143461;  143462;  143463;  143464;  143465;  143466;  143467;  143468;  143469;  143470;  143471;  143472;  143473;  143474;  143475 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 138001-144000, pg.219;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:143451 Tonna galea to MCZ:Mala:143475 ...

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