Bivalvia collection (TSZB) The Arctic University Museum of Norway

Occurrence
Latest version published by UiT The Arctic University of Norway on Dec 1, 2024 UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Publication date:
1 December 2024
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

Overview over specimens of Bivalvia that are stored in the collection of the Arctic University Museum of Norway (previously Tromsø Museum).

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 12,420 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Altenburger A, Bergersen R, UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway (2024). Bivalvia collection (TSZB) The Arctic University Museum of Norway. Version 1.53. UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uit-tsz-b&v=1.53

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is UiT The Arctic University of Norway. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: ac2573cc-6fdb-4f2f-b670-928ab3864c91.  UiT The Arctic University of Norway publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Norway.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Andreas Altenburger
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Associate Professor, curator of marine invertebrates
UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Lars Thørings veg 10
NO-9006 Tromsø
NO
https://uit.no/tmu
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-8043
Robert Bergersen
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Collection manager, marine invertebrates
UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Lars Thørings veg 10
NO-9006 Tromsø
NO
https://uit.no/tmu
UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Postboks 6050
NO-9037 Tromsø
NO
https://en.uit.no/tmu
Rukaya Johaadien
  • User
NO
GBIF Norway
Norway
NO
https://www.gbif.no

Geographic Coverage

The dataset covers specimens from around the world with a strong focus on Norway.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

Bivalvia

Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1761-01-01 / 2021-12-07

Project Data

No Description available

Title Museum collection data

The personnel involved in the project:

Robert Bergersen
  • Custodian Steward

Sampling Methods

Various marine sampling methods (dredge, grab, trawl, sledge, diving)

Study Extent Various places around Norway and the world over a period of more then a century
Quality Control Museum curators and taxonomic experts

Method step description:

  1. 1. field collections 2. identification by experts 3. transfer of data from specimen labels to data base 4. transfer of data base into GBIF

Collection Data

Collection Name TSZB Bivalvia
Collection Identifier https://registry.gbif.org/collection/106c1dfa-7f22-4829-82ad-ef1b57415f9a
Parent Collection Identifier https://registry.gbif.org/collection/27db1f0a-0dbe-4ac3-b4f4-746dd5240e20
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol,  Dried

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers ac2573cc-6fdb-4f2f-b670-928ab3864c91
https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uit-tsz-b