Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Biffarius limosus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Poore, 1975)

  • Preferred Common name

    ghost shrimp

  • Date Identified

    1996

  • Identified By

    Simon P. Heislers

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 4%, buffered with borax, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    PPBES-4

  • Collected By

    Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria, Dr Genefor Walker-Smith - Museums Victoria, Simon P. Heislers - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    PPBES-4 210 2

  • Sampling Method

    Smith-McIntyre grab

  • Date Visited From

    3/04/1995

  • Date Visited To

    3/04/1995

  • Depth From (m)

    12

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    PPBES-4 210 2

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, eastern sandy region

  • Latitude

    -38.0135

  • Longitude

    145.04

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84