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Material Entity: specimen

Disposition: In collection

Identifier Status: ACTIVE

Last Update: June 3, 2025

Identification

Accepted Name

Protoptilum Kölliker, 1872

Taxonomy

Animalia > Cnidaria > Octocorallia > Scleralcyonacea > Protoptilidae

Name According to

Catalogue of Life

Original Name

Protoptilum sp.

Taxonomy Original Name

Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Pennatulacea > Protoptilidae > Protoptilum > sp.

Status Original Name

accepted genus

Resolving State

resolved on genus level

Gathering

Country

United States (Central or North America)

Sea/Ocean

Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)

Locality

Norfolk Canyon; North Atlantic Ocean

Latitude | Longitude

37.0474 | -74.3127

Depth

1698.7 - 1698.7 m

Collector(s)

N/A

Collector's number

AT41-AL4970-Q12-1

Collection Date

2018-08-31

Collecting Source

not provided

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence ID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e1e588d6-057b-4c21-b61e-5e579c7aec19

Catalog Number

1606561

Collection Code

Invertebrate Zoology

Institution Code

USNM

Institution Full Name

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Record Basis

PreservedSpecimen

Sample Type

specimen

Establishment Means

not provided

Dataset Description

NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US)
Description	Public records of accessioned specimens and observations curated by the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. These data are from the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology and Vertebrate Zoology (Amphibians & Reptiles, Birds, Fishes, and Mammals) and include more than 270,000 primary type specimen records.
Rights	To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
Citation	Orrell T, (2022): NMNH Extant Specimen Records (USNM, US). v1.53. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Dataset/Occurrence. https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/ipt/resource?r=nmnh_extant_dwc-a&v=1.53
Contacts
IPT Administrator
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Information Management
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Data Manager
Karen Reed, reedk@si.edu , Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, MD US, 20746, 301-238-1763
Collections Information Manager
Jessica Bird, birdj@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 165, DC US, 20013-7012, 502-599-3157
Collection Manager
Jeff Williams, williamsjt@si.edu , Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, MD US, 20746, 301-238-1736
Database Coordinator
Kenneth Tighe, tighek@si.edu , Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, MD US, 20746, 301-238-1726
Museum Specialist
Brian Schmidt, schmidtb@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 116, DC US, 20013-7012, 202-633-0796
Scientific Data Manager
Ingrid Rochon, rochoni@si.edu , P.O. Box 37012, MRC 108, DC US, 20013-7012, 202-633-1247