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1844.12.3.2

Classification
Scientific name: Globicephala melas Traill, 1809
Author: Traill, 1809
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Globicephala
Species: melas
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Delphinidae
Location
State province: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Island group: Orkney Islands
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland; Orkney Islands
Collection event
Collection date: 1844
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Globicephala melas Traill, 1809 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1844.12.3.2
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3908846
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 7d7c3c40-667a-4de3-a574-59e5bafa8d14
Modified: 2021-02-03T10:00:40+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T06:02:59+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T06:02:59+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T10:00:40+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