Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Type
Scientific Name
Veprichlamys kiwaensis (Powell, 1933)
Classification
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Region
Field Collection Site
Collection Method
Collection Date
1932
Collector
Depth from
1097m
Site Description
640km [400 miles] west of New Plymouth, off the cable steamer 'Recorder'
Habitat Notes
Deep sea cable
Site latitude/longitude
-39 (± 10 km)
168.83333 (± 10 km)
Documentation
Two new molluscs of the Pectinidae from 600 to 700 fathoms, four hundred miles west of New Plymouth; A. W. B. Powell; 1933
Document Pg Number
371
Last Update
22 Jun 2022
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