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

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

  • Collected By

    R Bradshaw

  • Sampling Method

    trawl

  • Date Visited From

    14/03/1996

  • Date Visited To

    14/03/1996

  • Depth To (m)

    1000

  • Depth From (m)

    840

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Off Cape Sorell

  • Latitude

    -42.25

  • Longitude

    144.68

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84