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Sundry beautiful specimens of Coral

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

January 23, 1789

Primary Source Reference:

Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia), 23 Jan 1789

Additional Source Text:

"Presented to Mr. Peale's American Museum, since his late arrival in Baltimore."

Notes:

Corals are classified as species of animals within the sub-classes Hexacorallia and Octocorallia of the class Anthozoa in the phylum Cnidaria.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved