European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

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National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Citation
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collection Database. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193, 2001, Version 3.2.04 (0802221). https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1866

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Description
NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections records, 8784 Bryozoa, 68401 Coelenterates, 220965 Crustacea, 75012 Echinoderms, 196851 Mollusks, 28853 Porifera, 16466 Tunicates, 171401 Worms, 93268 General; Total number of 884216 records currently represent approximately 33% of actual specimen holdings, as of 10 May 2007.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Invertebrates
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Bryozoan, Coelenterates, Crustacea, Echinoderm, Molluscs, Worms, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, PS, Southern Ocean

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -45; MinLat: 26 - MaxLong: 70; MaxLat: 84,5 [WGS84]
PS, Southern Ocean [Marine Regions]

Parameter
Presence of biota

Contributors
Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History; Department of Invertebrate Zoology (IZ), moredata ownercollection manager
Bright, Cheryl

Related datasets
Published in:
AntOBIS: Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

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Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Museum collection
Metadatarecord created: 2009-03-02
Information last updated: 2013-06-05
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