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TNHCi_29525

Not suspect, examined
Scalloped Hammerhead – Sphyrna lewini
NS G4 NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.44603° N, 97.29671° W (± 973.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphyrna
Specieslewini

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorChaney and party
Collected Date1982.6.15

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKleberg
LocalityPadre Island Nat'l Seashore, Ranger Station

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 Sphyrnidae Sphyrna Sphyrna lewini
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected June 15, 1982
Collecting Event ID 10572
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kleberg, Texas
Name Padre Island National Seashore at Ranger Station
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal North Laguna Madre Upper Laguna Madre Upper Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102030000
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on Ranger Station and extent runs to surf.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/15/1982-6/15/1982
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Chaney
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/15/1982-6/15/1982
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: Point placed on Ranger Station and extent runs to surf.
georeference May 14, 2007
Error: 973.796985603895Remarks: Point placed on Ranger Station and extent runs to surf.Locality: Padre Island National Seashore at Ranger StationCoordinates: 27.446026862;-97.296712526Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point placed on Ranger Station and extent runs to surf.

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