Bivalvia collection (TSZB) The Arctic University Museum of Norway

Andreas Altenburger1, Robert Bergersen1, Rukaya Johaadien2

1 UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway, Lars Thørings veg 10, NO-9006, Tromsø, Norway; 2 , Norway

Corresponding author(s): Andreas Altenburger (andreas.altenburger@uit.no)Robert Bergersen (robert.bergersen@uit.no) (postmottak@umak.uit.no)

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Resource Citation

Altenburger A, Bergersen R, UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway (2022): Bivalvia collection (TSZB) The Arctic University Museum of Norway. v1.22. UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uit-tsz-b&v=1.22

Abstract

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

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen

Project details

Project title: Museum collection data
Personnel: Robert Bergersen

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uit-tsz-b

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Bivalvia
Taxonomic ranks
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The dataset covers specimens from around the world with a strong focus on Norway.
Coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 1761 - December 7, 2021

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: TSZ
Collection name: TSZB Bivalvia
Collection identifier: B
Specimen preservation method: Alcohol
Specimen preservation method: Dried

Methods

Method step description: 1. field collections
2. identification by experts
3. transfer of data from specimen labels to data base
4. transfer of data base into GBIF
Study extent description: Various places around Norway and the world over a period of more then a century
Sampling description: Various marine sampling methods (dredge, grab, trawl, sledge, diving)
Quality control description: Museum curators and taxonomic experts

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Bivalvia collection (TSZB) The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.gbif.no/archive.do?r=uit-tsz-b
Publication date of data: 2022-05-06
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2020-11-04
Hierarchy level: Dataset