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TNHCi_21144

Not suspect, not examined
Halosaurus guentheri

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.95198° N, 95.47078° W (± 300000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyHalosauridae
GenusHalosaurus
Speciesguentheri

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorCompton, H.
Collected Date1968.6.20-1968.6.20
Field NumberZ21144
Depth275-340 fms

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityOff Texas, Western Gulf

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2991
YearMMM
RemarksCount changed from n=1 to n=2 during 2006-2007 inventory.
SalinityM
RemarksMonth corrected from July to June.

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Halosaurus Halosaurus guentheri
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
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 June 20, 1968
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 37242
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Texas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 300000
Remarks: Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off TexasCoordinates: -95.470778, 27.951978Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/20/1968-6/20/1968
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\20\1968-6\20\1968
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Compton, H.

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