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Specimen Identification

Specimen

The main specimen table.

Field Name Description1º Key 2º Index Foreign KeyParadox Field Type
Section Section of Institution (Vertebrates, Plants etc.)
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Alpha, 3 characters
SpecimenNo
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Long Integer
LocPrefix
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Locality Alpha, 2 characters
LocalityNo Locality where specimen was collected
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LocalityLong Integer
AccessionNo Accession Long Integer
NoObjects Alpha, 10 characters
FieldNo Alpha, 15 characters

Specimen Identification

Field Name Description1º Key Foreign KeyParadox Field Type
Section Section of Institution (Vertebrates, Plants etc.)
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Specimen Alpha, 3 characters
SpecimenNo Specimen number
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SpecimenLong Integer
IndividualNo Allows multiple taxa or individuals in a specimen number assigned (slides, slabs, bulk lots)
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Short Integer
TaxonNo Specimen identificationTaxon Long Integer
IdentifiedBy Person who identified specimen PersonLong Integer
TaxonModifier Any modifiers to Taxon identification (e.g. cf., ?). Alpha, 10 characters
DateID Date identified Date

Taxon

These tables are specific to section, and are the taxonomic authority files.

Field Name Description1º Key 2º IndexForeign KeyParadox Field Type
TaxonNo
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Long Integer
Taxon Name of taxon
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Alpha, 60 characters
Rank Rank Alpha, 5 characters
ReferenceNo Original descriptionReference Long Integer
ParentNo Recursive key for hierarchical relationship Long Integer
TaxAncestry Simplifies SQL queries for hierarchical searches
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Alpha, 40 characters
Date Year taxon name established Alpha, 4 characters
Parens? Whether or not parentheses are used in the name (in synonymies etc.) Logical

Rank

Ranks for taxa (if desired).

Field Name Description1º Key Foreign KeyParadox Field Type
Rank
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Alpha, 5 characters
RankName Alpha, 40 characters

Types

This table stores information on type specimens.

Field Name Description1º Key Foreign KeyParadox Field Type
Section Section of Institution (Vertebrates, Plants etc.)
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Specimen Alpha, 3 characters
Specimen Specimen number of type
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SpecimenLong Integer
TypeStatus Status of typeTypeStatus Alpha, 5 characters
ReferenceNo Where specimen was described ReferenceLong Integer

TypeStatus

Status of type specimens.

Field Name Description1º Key Foreign KeyParadox Field Type
TypeStatus
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Alpha, 5 characters
Type name Alpha, 10 characters

Specimen ID Audit

This table is used to track changes in the identification of a specimen.

Field Name Description1º Key Foreign KeyParadox Field Type
Section Section of Institution (Vertebrates, Plants etc.)
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Specimen ID Alpha, 3 characters
SpecimenNo Specimen number of the specimen whose record was changed
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Specimen ID Long Integer
ChangedDate Date edited
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Date
ChangedBy Person who edited the identification PersonLong Integer