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Expedition of Melita 1892, Molluscs collected on the coasts of Tunisia and Algeria

Citation

Loulakaki M, Rallis I, Mavraki D (2024). Expedition of Melita 1892, Molluscs collected on the coasts of Tunisia and Algeria. Version 1.1. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Samplingevent dataset. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/8756

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This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

The current historical paper dated back in 1892, is available online through the Biodiversity Heritage Library at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10122164#page/379/mode/1up (pages 363-373). Its original title is "Campagne de la Melita, 1892. MOLLUSQUES RECUEILLIS SUR LES COTES DE LA TUNISIE ET DE L'ALGÉRIE, par Ph. DAUTZENBERG, ancient President de la Société". This dataset presents dredging sampling events carried out by researchers off the north coast of Tunisia and Algeria, at several depths. The digitization and standardization process are related to the list of stations sampled and the species - belonging to Phyllum: Mollusca (classes: Pelecypoda, Scaphopoda, Gastropoda,) and Brachiopoda - found. This historical paper is digitized through a Citizen Science Workshop organized by the Hellenic Centre in Marine Research in Lecce, on 15 November 2023, using the Zooniverse platform.

Lineage

Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output

Scope

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Bio-geographical regions, Biota, Environment, Geoscientific Information, Habitats and biotopes, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean sea, Metadata non conformant, Metadata not evaluated, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Sea regions, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), XYZ ASCII, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Algeria, Mollusca

Geographical coverage

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 5,05; MinLat: 33,8215 - MaxLong: 10,7387; MaxLat: 37,3361 [WGS84]

Algeria [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage

29 August 1892 - 19 October 1892

Taxonomic coverage

Mollusca [WoRMS]

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EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

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