Conceptual List of Entities
CategoryEntityDescription
Data and Context: TaxonomyHigher_TaxonTaxon of Rank subgenus or higher
Species_NameName of Species or Subspecies
Type_TaxonTaxon designated as at Type of a Higher Taxon
Usage_of_Species_NameRelationship between two Species Names
Data & Context: MorphologyDefinitionDefinition of Morphology
IlustrationIllustration of Morphology
MorphologyMorphological Feature
Data & Context: OccurancesGeographic_EntityGeographic Location
Geologic_Time_Unit
Geometric_LocalitySet of 1 to 4 coordinates defining a geographic area
Named_PlaceGeographic Location
Occ-St-A weak entityEntity relating Occurances to Stratigraphy and Authority
Record_of_OccuranceRecord of the occurance of a Species
Sp-Occ-A weak entityEntity Relating Species to Occurances and Authority
Stratigraphic_EntityStratigraphic Placement or Range
Time_Unit_BoundaryUpper or Lower bounds of Geologic Time Units
Source: LiteratureAuthorityA source for information found in the database
Journal
Literature_Reference
ArticleSubtype of Literature Reference
BookSubtype of Literature Reference
MonographSubtype of Literature Reference
OtherSubtype of Literature Reference
Person
Publisher
R-P weak entityEntity Relating Literature References to Persons
Source: SpecimensMuseum_Lot
RepositoryA Museum
Type_Specimen

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24 May 1996