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Vesicomya galatheae (Knudsen, 1970)
Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Vesicomyidae > Vesicomya

Identification


Accepted NameVesicomya galatheae (Knudsen, 1970)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Vesicomyidae > Vesicomya
Name According toMolluscaBase in: Catalogue of Life
Original NameVesicomya galatheae
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneroida > Vesicomyidae > Vesicomya
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnknown
Sea/OceanPacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)
LocalityUK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration area UK-1; Pacific
BiotopeAbyssal plain
Depth - 4076 m
Collector(s)Adrian Glover | Helena Wiklund | Thomas Dahlgren | Maggie Georgieva
Collector's numberNHM_260
Collection Date17/10/2013
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence ID3add2560-71c1-4879-afb8-0a5ed1449c89
Catalog Number20170042
Collection CodeZOO
Institution CodeNHMUK
Institution Full NameNatural History Museum London
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided
Type StatusOther material

Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca

DescriptionData presented in Wiklund et al. 2017 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13042

Contacts

N/A
Adrian Glover, a.glover@nhm.ac.uk , Cromwell Rd, United Kingdom, SW75BD, +44 20 7942 5056
N/A
N/A, null , Cromwell Rd United Kingdom, SW75BD, N/A

Identification


Accepted NameVesicomya galatheae (Knudsen, 1970)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Venerida > Vesicomyidae > Vesicomya
Name According toMolluscaBase in: Catalogue of Life
Original NameVesicomya galatheae
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Veneroida > Vesicomyidae > Vesicomya
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnknown
Sea/OceanPacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)
LocalityUK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration area UK-1; Pacific
BiotopeAbyssal plain
Depth - 4076 m
Collector(s)Adrian Glover | Helena Wiklund | Thomas Dahlgren | Maggie Georgieva
Collector's numberNHM_260
Collection Date17/10/2013
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Specimen

Catalog Number8056781
Collection CodeZOO
Institution CodeNHMUK
Institution Full NameNatural History Museum London
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided
Type StatusOther material

Preparation

TypeSEM of shell
StaffJohn Taylor

Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca

DescriptionData presented in Wiklund et al. 2017 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13042

Contacts

N/A
Adrian Glover, a.glover@nhm.ac.uk , Cromwell Rd, United Kingdom, SW75BD, +44 20 7942 5056
N/A
null , Cromwell Rd United Kingdom, SW75BD
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Disposition: In collection

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