Occurrence record: Mammalogy:PA.326.001

Preserved specimen of Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Sperm Whale recorded on 1849-12-05
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Mammalogy Collection
Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number PA.326.001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1462909","urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:PA.326.001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Mammalogy:PA.326.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PrePrepDescription: "Cranium and bone (2)"; ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "Dry";
Collector Wall, W. S  
Supplied as "WALL, W S"
Specimen type Holotype: Catodon australis Wall : Physeteridae : Cetacea : Mammalia : Chordata
Sex Male
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
State conservation New South Wales: Vulnerable
Supplied as Vulnerable

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:4002800
Occurrence date 1849-12-05
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Physeter macrocephalus
Supplied scientific name "Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758"
Identified to rank species
Common name Sperm Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Physeteridae
Genus Physeter
Species Physeter macrocephalus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Scientific name authorship Linnaeus, 1758
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Linnaeus, 1758

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -33.85
Supplied as: "-33.85"
Longitude 151.266
Supplied as: "151.266"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Port Jackson, Sydney
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson, Sydney (33° 51' S, 151° 16' E) 05/12/1849 - 05/12/1849, Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33° 51' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 16' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
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dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 77d7ed46-3405-4c1d-8fcd-0772701a6ef4
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -33.85,151.266
    Related records
    Record UUID 8ce1ee45-8868-406a-9006-599f5ad6ff37
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
    Coordinates -33.85,151.266

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions South-east Australia
    NRM Regions 2010 Sydney Metro
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Central Eastern Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Hawkesbury Shelf
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SYDNEY COAST-GEORGES RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 UNINCORPORATED
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Greater Sydney
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) WENTWORTH
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1245.6666 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 276.66666 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 14.666667 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 232.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 24.333334 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 338.66666 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 399.66666 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.233334 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 35.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.733334 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.6666665 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 15.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46666667 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.22
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.3 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.82666665
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0