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Land and freshwater molluscs of Gran Canaria (Spain)

Dataset

Description

“Land and freshwater molluscs of Gran Canaria (Spain)” is an occurrence dataset containing 389 observations of 62 different taxa of land and freshwater molluscs encountered on Gran Canaria, an island central in the Canarian archipelago (Spain). Various sites were inspected in a period between 1988 to 2020.
The aim is to contribute to the knowledge on the ecology and distribution of these species on the island such that it may aid conservation and research of these organisms in the future.
The dataset is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each observation a stable occurrenceID, scientific name, date, and location of the observation, as well as info on lifeStage and organismQuantity, and supplementary remarks on the determination and the observation itself.
We have released this dataset to the public domain under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Version

2020-09-07
Date made available7-Sept-2020
PublisherBelgian Biodiversity Platform
Temporal coverage8-Apr-1988 - 8-Feb-2020
Geographical coverageGran Canaria (Spain)
Geospatial polygon28.16,-15.783, 28.16,-15.389, 27.739,-15.389, 27.739,-15.783, 28.16,-15.783

Thematic List 2020

  • Data & infrastructure

Taxonomic list

  • snails, clams and mussels (Mollusca)
  • snails and slugs (Gastropoda)

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