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1887.2.9.1492

Classification
Scientific name: Turritella (Torcula) admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881
Author: R. B. Watson, 1881
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: [unassigned] caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Subgenus: Torcula
Species: admirabilis
Higher classification: Animalia; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; [unassigned] caenogastropoda; Cerithioidea; Turritellidae; Turritellinae
Location
Locality: Admiralty Islands, N.E. of Papua
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Papua New Guinea
Minimum depth(m): 29
Maximum depth(m): 46
Collection event
Expedition: Challenger Expedition
Collection date: 7 / 3 / 1875
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Turritella (Torcula) admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1887.2.9.1492
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mollusca
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3500949
Registration code: MO
Kind of object: Shell only
Kind of collection: dry
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 011433263
Record
Occurrence ID: 5bd660ea-79ca-4f0d-a849-dc9f542b2ecb
Modified: 2025-05-15T13:18:42+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T18:34:18+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T18:34:18+00:00
Last updated 2025-05-15T13:18:42+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