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TCWC_399.01

Not suspect, not examined
Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.08756° N, 96.84242° W (± 3231.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphyrna
Speciestiburo

Specimen

Num Specimens7

Identification

DeterminerBowers, C. C.

Collection Event

CollectorBowers, C. C.
Collected Date1948.7.17

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico, Cedar Bayou, Mesquite Bay

Record Source

Source Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: museum)
Curator Kevin W. Conway
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 7

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected July 17, 1948
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 4156
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Cedar Bayou
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal East San Antonio Bay San Antonio Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay San Antonio Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004030200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/17/1948-7/17/1948
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bowers, C.C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: C.C. Bowers
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/17/1948-7/17/1948
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference March 2, 2007
Error: 3231.56275198613Locality: Cedar BayouCoordinates: 28.087564202;-96.842422437Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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