Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Pleuroploca australasia

  • Author and date of publication

    (Perry, 1811)

  • Preferred Common name

    Tulip Shell

  • Other Common Names

    Australian Horse Conch, Australian Tulip

  • Date Identified

    1998

  • Identified By

    Robert F. Burn

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, F Wiedenmeyer, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    BSS 178 T

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, Agassiz

  • Date Visited From

    18/11/1981 10:58 AM

  • Date Visited To

    18/11/1981 11:13 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 178 T

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Eastern Bass Strait, 20 km SE of Port Albert

  • Latitude

    -38.7233

  • Longitude

    146.948

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84