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CU_21608

Not suspect, not examined
Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
TX Threatened SGCN NS G4 NS S3

Photos

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Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyPolyodontidae
GenusPolyodon
Speciesspathula

Specimen

Num Specimens4
PreparationFluid Specimen(s)

Identification

DeterminerCR Robins

Collection Event

CollectorCL Smith & Allan Chaney
Collected Date1950.4.14-1950.4.14
Field NumberCLS 50APR14

Geography

CountryUSA
StateLouisiana
CountyWashington
LocalityOxbow Lake, 7 mi. NE of Pearl R. Drainage, Varnado

Other

RemarksOriginally 5 spec.; 1 donated to Scripps Institute, 7 Nov., 1974.
StorageSS V
InventoryU

Record Source

Source Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates (type: specimens)
Institution Cornell University (type: university)
Curator John Friel
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified July 21, 2021
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Acipenseriformes Polyodontidae Polyodon Polyodon spathula
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 14, 1950
Collecting Event ID 37484
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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