Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Hooded Rock Oyster (species: Saccostrea scyphophilla)
Observed by Shelley Wright
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island Group

  • The site Group ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 590.

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 2.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "Collect sub fossil samples of oyster and barnacle for 14C dating and species identification".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 0 m and 0 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

The identification was performed as part of the Evaluating Holocene sea level models using fixed intertidal biological indicators on the central and north Queensland coast and islands project (ID = 702).

The project ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 702.