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FMNH_37798

Suspect, pending examination
Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
NS G3 NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83020° N, 97.06085° W (± 149895.9 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCarcharhinidae
GenusSphyrna
Specieszygaena

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorC. T. Reed
Collected Date1936-1936
Field NumberCTR-2

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityLocality: Port Aransas

Other

Specimen NotesInternal Record Number (IRN): 619875
Alc1
S0
Skel0

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 1

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna Sphyrna zygaena
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1936 – Dec. 31, 1936
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20136
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Port Aransas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: TRUE note: added as bulk process; species not known from study area
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: yesexamination: pending
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
out of range, check id
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1936-12/31/1936
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Reed, Clyde T.
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 1\1\1936-12\31\1936

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