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  • Malacology 366799 MCZ Malacology
  • Bathypolypus bairdii
  • whole animal (70% ethanol)
  • Gulf of Maine, South of Monhegan
  • Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States: Maine
  • August 2, 1912
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Identifications
Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Coleoidea Octopodiformes Octopoda Octopodidae Bathypolypus bairdii
Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873
Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Coleoidea Octopodiformes Octopoda Octopodidae Octopus bairdii
Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Atlantic Ocean
Country: United States
State/Province: Maine
Specific Locality: Gulf of Maine, South of Monhegan
Verbatim Locality: Gulf of Maine S. Monhegan
Collecting Source: wild caught
Depth: to 60 fms
Coordinates: 43° 38´ N 69° 14´ W (Datum: unknown)
[no agent data]; 1912-08-02; Source: coordinates taken from original label
Collecting Date: August 2, 1912
Collectors
US Coast Survey, 1867-1871
Henry B. Bigelow
USFC Grampus
Included in these Collections
Identifiers
malacology accession number: 166
original ledger number: Alcohol ledger catalog number: 6040
station number: 21
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1
Attributes
associated grant: Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard (ESB)
  Murat Recevik, 2021-07-19
Remarks: Ledger indicated specimen found dry and discarded 28 April 1998; However, found on Jan. 31. 2014 [M. Solomon] Note with specimen also indicates that it was originally in formalin [Jennifer Goldstein]
Media
 
Media of type text, Malacology 366790;366791;366792;366793;366794;366795;366796;366797;366798;366799;366800;366801;366802;366803;366804;366805. Description:MCZ Malacology Alcoholic Mollusca 003326-006190, pg.109

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Media Details
MCZ Malacology Alcoholic Mollusca 003326-006190, pg.109

 
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