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1887.2.9.978

Classification
Scientific name: Pleurotoma (Surcula) bolbodes Watson, 1881
Author: Watson, 1881
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Pleurotoma
Subgenus: Surcula
Species: bolbodes
Higher classification: Mollusca; Gastropoda; Turridae
Location
Locality: Off Pernambuco
State province: Pernambuco
Country: Brazil
Continent: South America
Higher geography: South America; Brazil; Pernambuco
Decimal latitude: -8.6167
Decimal longitude: -34.1333
Verbatim latitude: 08 37 00 S
Verbatim longitude: 034 08 00 W
Minimum depth(m): 1234
Collection event
Expedition: Challenger Expedition
Collection date: 9 / 9 / 1873
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Pleurotoma (Surcula) bolbodes Watson, 1881 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1887.2.9.978
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mollusca
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3500338
Registration code: MO
Kind of object: Shell only
Kind of collection: dry
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 011492469
Record
Occurrence ID: c48d33d1-ee72-4843-9d02-8d5c8535dbb8
Modified: 2025-05-13T08:33:39+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T18:33:13+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T18:33:13+00:00
Last updated 2025-05-13T08:33:39+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