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[CUMV Fish 18360] Alosa sapidissima - Map Error #2

Closed barspurk closed 10 years ago

barspurk commented 10 years ago

The GPS location on the map for this specimen seems to be in error. Georges bank is in the USA not Kyrgistan

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You can view the original detail page on VertNet. Here are the original record contents:

Term Value
InstitutionID http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34705
CollectionID http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34787
InstitutionCode CUMV
CollectionCode Fish
BasisOfRecord PreservedSpecimen
OccurrenceID urn:catalog:CUMV:Fish:18360
CatalogNumber 18360
RecordedBy RL Wigley, M/V Albatross III
IndividualCount 4
OccurrenceStatus present
Preparations fluid
EventDate 1949-08-11
StartDayOfYear 223
EndDayOfYear 223
Year 1949
Month 8
Day 11
VerbatimEventDate 11/8/1949
HigherGeography Atlantic O.;;;;;;;
WaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Locality Georges Bank, Cruise 27, Station 1
VerbatimDepth 20 fathoms
DecimalLatitude 41
DecimalLongitude 70
GeodeticDatum not recorded (forced WGS84)
GeoreferenceVerificationStatus requires verification
IdentifiedBy EC Raney
ScientificName Alosa sapidissima
HigherClassification Animalia;Chordata;Actinopterygii;Clupeiformes;Clupeidae;Alosa
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Clupeiformes
Family Clupeidae
Genus Alosa
SpecificEpithet sapidissima
TaxonRank species
NomenclaturalCode ICZN
john-friel commented 10 years ago

Longitude value should be changed to negative value; will correct in source database & should be correct in next refresh of VertNet data.