Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Chorisquilla spinosissima

  • Author and date of publication

    (Pfeffer, 1888)

  • Preferred Common name

    mantis shrimp

  • Date Identified

    1997

  • Identified By

    Dr Shane Ahyong - Australian Museum (AM)

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    NQ

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    NQ 125

  • Sampling Method

    hand, SCUBA

  • Date Visited From

    11/12/1987 10:30 AM

  • Date Visited To

    11/12/1987

  • Depth From (m)

    10

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    NQ 125

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Queensland

  • Precise Location

    Lizard Island Granite Head, 100 m offshore, sloping granite surface with some coral & sponge

  • Latitude

    -14.67

  • Longitude

    145.45

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84