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197493

Classification
Scientific name: Murex nigrescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
Author: G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murex
Species: nigrescens
Higher classification: Animalia; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; Neogastropoda; Muricoidea; Muricidae; Muricinae
Location
Locality: West Colombia, West Colombia
Identification
Type status: POSSIBLE TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Murex nigrescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 197493
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mollusca
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505907
Registration code: MOEA
Kind of object: Shell only
Donor name: Hugh Cuming
Kind of collection: Dry
Individual count: 5
Zoology
Barcode: 011321324
Record
Occurrence ID: fcfd0124-fd74-47dc-ad87-2063a44a7a86
Modified: 2023-03-06T16:35:15+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T18:42:53+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T18:42:53+00:00
Last updated 2023-03-06T16:35:15+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