tissue | specimen
Abra aequalis (Say, 1822)
Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Semelidae > Abra

Identification

Accepted NameAbra aequalis (Say, 1822)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Semelidae > Abra
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameAbra aequalis
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Semelidae > Abra > aequalis
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnited States (Central or North America)
Sea/OceanGulf of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)
LocalityBay Mouth Bar; Gulf of Mexico
BiotopeSubstrate Type: Intertidal seagrass bed
Depth0 m
Collector(s)Tanya Rogers
Collector's numberthin.clam.I
Collection Date2013-07-01
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Tissue

Catalog NumberA28648
Collection CodeOGL
Institution CodeOGL
Institution Full NameOcean Genome Legacy
Other NumbersAbra aequalis
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typetissue
Establishment Meansnot provided
PreservationIsopropanol 70%

Preparation

StaffUnknown

Permits

Status: Permit not required
Material Transfer Agreement, Please contact OGL for permit information

Ocean Genome Legacy Tissue Collection

DescriptionThe Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) is a nonprofit marine research facility and genome bank dedicated to exploring and preserving the threatened biological diversity of the sea and oversees a collection of annotated and validated samples of genomic DNA and DNA-containing tissues representing a broad cross section of diversity of life in the oceans.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
CitationAccession ID OGL-#####. The Ocean Genome Legacy Center. Northeastern University. Published on the web at ogl.northeastern.edu/catalog.

Contacts

Director
Daniel Distel, d.distel@northeastern.edu , 430 Nahant Road, MA US, 01908, 617-373-2576
Collections Associate
Hannah Appiah-Madson, oglinfo@northeastern.edu , 430 Nahant Road, MA US, 01908, 617-373-3130
N/A
Abigail Benson, albenson@usgs.gov

Identification

Accepted NameAbra aequalis (Say, 1822)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Semelidae > Abra
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameAbra aequalis
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Cardiida > Semelidae > Abra > aequalis
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnited States (Central or North America)
Sea/OceanGulf of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)
LocalityBay Mouth Bar; Gulf of Mexico
BiotopeSubstrate Type: Intertidal seagrass bed
Depth0 m
Collector(s)Tanya Rogers
Collector's numberthin.clam.I
Collection Date2013-07-01
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence IDOGL_MSC_NortheasternUniversity_S23870
Catalog NumberS23870
Collection CodeOGL
Institution CodeOGL
Institution Full NameOcean Genome Legacy
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided

Ocean Genome Legacy Collection

DescriptionThe Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) is a nonprofit marine research facility and genome bank dedicated to exploring and preserving the threatened biological diversity of the sea and oversees a collection of annotated and validated samples of genomic DNA and DNA-containing tissues representing a broad cross section of diversity of life in the oceans.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
CitationAccession ID OGL-#####. The Ocean Genome Legacy Center. Northeastern University. Published on the web at ogl.northeastern.edu/catalog.

Contacts

Director
Daniel Distel, d.distel@northeastern.edu , 430 Nahant Road, MA US, 01908, 617-373-2576
Biologist
Abigail Benson, albenson@usgs.gov , N/A, N/A
N/A
Abigail Benson, albenson@usgs.gov , N/A, N/A
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