Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Architeuthis dux

  • Author and date of publication

    Steenstrup, 1857

  • Preferred Common name

    Giant squid

  • Date Identified

    2013

  • Identified By

    Dr Julian K. Finn - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Date Visited From

    3/06/1998

  • Date Visited To

    3/06/1998

  • Depth From (m)

    658

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    South Australia

  • Precise Location

    off Port Macdonnell (precise locality unknown)

  • Latitude

    -38.05

  • Longitude

    140.68

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    NATMAP Raster

  • Georeference Protocol

    NATMAP RP rounded off

  • Georeference Date

    2013-02-12T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Chris Rowley - Museums Victoria