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Pinctada radiata

Gulf pearl oyster

Accession: OMN-MAR-0062

Family
Margaritidae
Category
Marine mollusks
Geographic origin
Mirbat, Dhofar
Sampling depth
22.2 m
Collection date
2015-07-16
Holding institution
Marine Science Centre (Demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

All values on this page are synthetic demonstration data, generated for this prototype.

Taxonomy

AnimaliaMolluscaBivalviaOstreidaMargaritidaePinctadaPinctada radiata

Shell

Thick, rounded bivalve shell.

Shell length

11.7 cm (demo measurement)

Live colouration

Mantle vividly patterned

Resource network

This record

OMN-MAR-0062

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GIS & sampling

Sampling location & depth

This record is restricted: its location is shown generalised to protect sensitive material.

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Sampling depth explorer

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22.2 m · this record

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25.7 m

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16 m

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23.8 m

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16.7 m

Recorded depth
22.2 m
Sampling method
SCUBA survey

Schematic depth scale — no bathymetric profile is claimed. Other columns are recorded depths of the same species (demo).

Environment

Water conditions at sampling

Single set of measurements recorded during the sampling event on 2015-07-16 — not a monitoring series.

Water temperature

27.8 °C

Recorded at sampling · Mirbat, Dhofar

Sampling depth 22.2 m · SCUBA survey

Values are synthetic demonstration measurements with realistic units; no time series exists to chart.

Genomics

Genomic data

DNA barcodes and sequence records linked to this specimen. Sequences are synthetic demonstration output, not real results.

Not yet sequenced

Material is preserved and available for molecular work, but no sequence data is linked to this record yet.

Biobank

Physical sample preservation

Registered material from this specimen and how it is preserved. Exact freezer positions and rack locations are restricted to authorized staff.

Preserved samples

1

−80 °C / LN₂

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Holding laboratories

1

Available

1

Available

Specimen (shell + tissue in ethanol)

SPC-M-0062

Preservation
Ethanol, room temperature
Quantity
3 items
Preserved
2015-08-02

National Heritage Collection — Store (Demo)

Sample lifecycle

01 Field sampling02 Registration03 Preservation

2015-07-16 · Field sampling — Mirbat, Dhofar — collected at 22.2 m.

2015-08-02 · Registration — Registered at Marine Science Centre (Demo) as OMN-MAR-0062.

2015-08-02 · Preservation — Material preserved: Ethanol, room temperature.

Sample identifiers, quantities and laboratories are synthetic demonstration values; no storage monitoring history is claimed.

Research

Research & provenance

How this record came to be, and literature linked to it.

Data provenance

  1. Sampling event

    Mirbat, 2015-07-16 · 22.2 m · by A. Al-Harthy

  2. Curated record

    Marine Science Centre (Demo)

  3. Preserved material

    1 sample across 1 laboratories (demo)

  4. Research data

    None yet

No publications linked

Publications citing this specimen will appear here once they are added by the holding institution.

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