Date Collected:

1912-08-02

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States: Maine | Gulf of Maine, South of Monhegan

Current Identification
Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Coleoidea Octopodiformes Octopoda Bathypolypodidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873 linked data icon
Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Coleoidea Octopodiformes Octopoda Octopodidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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  • malacology accession number: 166
  • original ledger number: Alcohol ledger catalog number: 6040
  • station number: 21

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard (ESB) By: Murat Recevik 2021-07-19

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  • 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]

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Maine
  • Specific Locality:
  • Gulf of Maine, South of Monhegan
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Gulf of Maine S. Monhegan
  • Depth:
  • - 60 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 43.6333333°, -69.233333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1912-08-02 (Source: coordinates taken from original label)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (43° 38.000000′ N  69° 14.00000000′ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1912-08-02
  • Verbatim Date:
  • August 2, 1912
  • Collectors:
  • US Coast Survey, 1867-1871; Henry B. Bigelow; USFC Grampus

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Media 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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Ledger Entry for: 16 cataloged items from MCZ:Mala:366790 Sinum perspectivum to MCZ:Mala:...

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