Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Octopus superciliosus

  • Author and date of publication

    Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

  • Preferred Common name

    Frilled Pygmy Octopus

  • Identified By

    R W. Tait

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Port Phillip Survey 1957-1963

  • Collected By

    Fisheries and Wildlife Department, National Museum of Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    PPS 36

  • Sampling Method

    scuba

  • Date Visited From

    21/02/1960

  • Date Visited To

    21/02/1960

  • Depth From (m)

    3.5

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    PPS 36

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay near The Pope's Eye

  • Latitude

    -38.2792

  • Longitude

    144.708

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84