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TNHCi_27029

Not suspect, examined
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark – Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.63462° N, 94.83023° W (± 20974.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusRhizoprionodon
Speciesterraenovae

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerRosales, J.

Collection Event

CollectorCokendolpher, J. C.
Collected Date00/___/1977

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyChambers
LocalityGalveston Bay

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 1

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | Organs out of the specimen; no teeth
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1997 – Dec. 31, 1997
Collecting Event ID 8904
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Chambers, Texas
Name Galveston Bay in Chambers County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake North Galveston Bay Cedar Bayou-Frontal Galveston Bay Cedar Bayou-Frontal Galveston Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 120402030200
Georeferencing Remarks Includes East Bay and West Bay
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1997-12/31/1997
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cokendolpher, James C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: James C. Cokendolpher
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1997-12/31/1997
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: NAGeoref Remark: Includes East Bay and West Bay
georeference March 29, 2007
Error: 20974.58035191Remarks: Includes East Bay and West BayLocality: Galveston Bay in Chambers CountyCoordinates: 29.634623294;-94.83023434Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Includes East Bay and West Bay

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