MCZ Mammalogy 6579

Monachus tropicalis

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1890-12-31

North America: Mexico | East Triangle, Gulf of Campeche reef of several islets in Gulf of Mexico, 185 km W of Celestún, Yucátan

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:6579 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Mammalogy 6579 shows cataloged_item 6499 shows cataloged_item 6696 shows cataloged_item 6196 shows cataloged_item 25010 shows cataloged_item 5853 shows cataloged_item 6217 shows cataloged_item 6216 shows cataloged_item 1823

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Current Identification
Monachus tropicalis
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Tetrapoda Mammalia Carnivora Phocidae
Common Name(s): Caribbean Monk Seal; Foca-monje del Caribe; West Indian monk seal
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (mounted) Good,but fragile. in collection 1 History (6)

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20

  • inseparably mixed with MCZ:Mamm:6520 (This specimen is either MCZ 6579 or MCZ 6520. We are unable to know which record belongs to this individual but for record keeping, we are assigning MCZ 6579 to the physical specimen. )
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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005560 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • East Triangle, Gulf of Campeche reef of several islets in Gulf of Mexico, 185 km W of Celestún, Yucátan
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Gulf of Campeche
  • Georeference:
  • 20.9181380°, -92.208098° (Error radius: 1966m) By: Mark Omura on 2025-01-10 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1890-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [No Verbatim Date]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Bought of H.A. Ward
  • Collector:
  • Henry Augustus Ward

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 6576; 6578; 6579; 6580; 6582; 6583; 6584; 6585; 6586; 6587; 6588; 6590; 6592; 6593; 6594; 6598; 6600; 6577; 6581; 6589; 6591; 6595; 6596; 6597; 6599 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 002801-008925, pg.153;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:6576 Thomomys bottae bottae to MCZ:Mam...

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