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1861.7.29.18

Classification
Scientific name: Potamogale velox Du Chaillu, 1860
Author: Du Chaillu, 1860
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Potamogale
Species: velox
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Afrosoricida; Tenrecomorpha; Tenrecidae; Potamogalinae
Location
Locality: Gaboon, N. Africa /
Collection event
Recorded by: P B. du Chaillu
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Potamogale velox Du Chaillu, 1860 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1861.7.29.18
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3621995
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: ef126e46-affa-4b2b-9c01-925aef68962a
Modified: 2021-02-03T08:50:21+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:06:51+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:06:51+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T08:50:21+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