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TNHCi_28891

Not suspect, examined
Hypanus say

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83471° N, 97.04442° W (± 4000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDasyatis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorCokendolpher, J. C.
Collected Date00/Mar/1973

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas

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 Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Hypanus Hypanus say
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | ID accepted by FDM; Specimen examined and ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence High

Previous Determination

Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Pteroplatytrygon Pteroplatytrygon violacea
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | anterior margin of disc evenly convex; dorsal surface of disc mostly naked; ventral side of disc lighter than expected but not white or yellowish
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected March 1, 1973 – March 31, 1973
Collecting Event ID 7889
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Vicinity of 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 Most species in this collection event are marine obligates. Point placed on jetty at beach and extents cover surf, bay and channel along Port Aransas
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 4000
Remarks: Most species in this collection event are marine obligates. Point placed on jetty at beach and extents cover surf, bay and channel along Port Aransas
Locality: Vicinity of Port AransasCoordinates: -97.044419, 27.834714Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Most species in this collection event are marine obligates. Point placed on jetty at beach and extents cover surf, bay and channel along Port Aransas
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
staff comment July 31, 2012
not available or not found
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/1/1973-3/31/1973
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cokendolpher, James C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: James C. Cokendolpher
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but we have not been able to find this specimen at the donor institution. Specimen is likely either on loan, mis-shelved, permanently lost or in rare cases destroyed. Work in progress.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/1/1973-3/31/1973
staff comment February 3, 2011
not available or not found
georeference March 6, 2007
Error: 1670.49907199283Locality: Port AransasCoordinates: 27.830763142;-97.06169742Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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