Specimen Information

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas
(green crab)
Crustaceans-Crabs
Exotic

Specimen ID887094
GroupCrustaceans-Crabs
GenusCarcinus
Speciesmaenas
Common Namegreen crab
StateNY
CountyWestchester
LocalityLong Island Sound, North Shore, Echo Bay, New Rochelle
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBronx
HUC8 Number02030102
HUC10 NameHutchinson River-Mamaroneck River
HUC10 Number0203010202
HUC12 NameEast Creek-Mamaroneck Harbor
HUC12 Number020301020203
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month10
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25935
Author:Field Museum of Natural History.
Date:2013
Title:Field Museum of Natural History invertebrate collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14348
Publisher:Field Museum of Natural History
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalField Museum of Natural History invertebrate collection
Museum Cat NumberFMNH 5587
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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