Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Leptomithrax gaimardii

  • Author and date of publication

    (Milne Edwards, 1834)

  • Preferred Common name

    Giant Spider Crab

  • Other Common Names

    Great Spider Crab

  • Date Identified

    1983

  • Identified By

    S W. Gunn

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)

  • Collected By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    BSS 206 T

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, 5 m otter

  • Date Visited From

    30/07/1983 11:20 AM

  • Date Visited To

    30/07/1983 11:35 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    26

  • Depth From (m)

    26

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    BSS 206 T

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Eastern Bass Strait, 19 km E of Lake Tyers Entrance

  • Latitude

    -37.8417

  • Longitude

    148.267

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84