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SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution
Contact: Griffiths, Huw
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Description
Databases and Geographical Information Systems are becoming increasingly popular tools for biogeographic analysis. The reliability of the analysis depends on the accuracy of the entered data and the ability to add changes in systematics and taxonomy. The main aim of the Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE) project is to set up a database linked with a GIS and user-friendly front end. This system allows for the inclusion of other taxa in the future. more

Currently the database consists of records for 950 shelled gastropod and 136 bivalve species and 2800 sites from the Southern Ocean.The database contains fields including: 1) Taxonomic authorship, synonyms, higher level classifications, diagnostic morphological characters, and ecological features; 2) Distributional information including substrate and depth; 3) Bibliographic information.The maps can display selected sites based on any query of any field or combination of fields in the database. An online version of the database is available with distribution maps for all taxonomic levels (www.antarctica.ac.uk/SOMBASE). SOMBASE is a contribution to the Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, PS, Southern Ocean, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Mollusca, Scaphopoda
Geographical coverage
PS, Southern Ocean [Marine Regions]
Taxonomic coverage
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Scaphopoda [WoRMS]
Parameter
Occurrence of biota
Contributors
Natural Environment Research Council; British Antarctic Survey (BAS), more, data creator
Griffiths, Huw
Linse, Katrin
Crame, J.Alistair
Related datasets
Published in:
AntOBIS: Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
(Partly) included in:
RAS: Register of Antarctic Species, more
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Data collection
Metadatarecord created: 2019-07-18
Information last updated: 2019-07-18
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