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1887.2.4.150-154

Classification
Scientific name: Ascidia meridionalis Herdman, 1880
Author: Herdman, 1880
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Phlebobranchia
Family: Ascidiidae
Genus: Ascidia
Species: meridionalis
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Tunicata; Ascidiacea; Phlebobranchia; Ascidiidae
Location
Locality: South-east of the River Plate
Country: Uruguay
Continent: South America
Higher geography: South America; Uruguay
Decimal latitude: -37.2833
Decimal longitude: -53.8667
Verbatim latitude: 37 17 00 S
Verbatim longitude: 053 52 00 W
Minimum depth(m): 1097
Collection event
Expedition: Challenger Expedition
Collection date: 14 / 2 / 1876
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ascidia meridionalis Herdman, 1880 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1887.2.4.150-154
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mollusca
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3498918
Registration code: MO
Kind of collection: wet
Individual count: 5
Zoology
Barcode: 011492849
Record
Occurrence ID: 33f477ff-0e08-473e-8bf7-fbe234116c1a
Modified: 2021-02-02T18:36:22+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T18:30:47+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T18:30:47+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-02T18:36:22+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb