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1959.4.14.3

Classification
Scientific name: Spirobranchus ceylonensis Pillai, 1960
Author: Pillai, 1960
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Sabellida
Family: Serpulidae
Genus: Spirobranchus
Species: ceylonensis
Higher classification: Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Sedentaria; Sabellida; Serpulidae
Location
Locality: Pearl Banks, Gulf of Manaar
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Water body: Gulf of Manaar
Higher geography: Asia; Sri Lanka
Collection event
Recorded by: T G. Pillai
Collection date: 1 / 4 / 1958
Identification
Type status: holotype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Spirobranchus ceylonensis Pillai, 1960 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1959.4.14.3
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Annelida
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3537152
Registration code: AN03
Preservative: IMS
Donor name: T G. Pillai
Kind of collection: wet
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 010957435
Record
Occurrence ID: a2343b87-6dc0-4b68-aefd-59f5605e8d49
Modified: 2025-04-04T16:18:22+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T19:37:47+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T19:37:47+00:00
Last updated 2025-04-04T16:18:22+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