Hydnophora sp. (NHMW-ZOO-EV-0015153)

3D Model

3D scan of the calcium carbonate skeleton of a stony coral (Hydnophora sp.). The coral is growing on a bivalve shell, showing that corals can grow on many different substrates.

This specimen is currently not on display.

Species: Hydnophora sp.

Inventory number: NHMW-ZOO-EV-0015153

Origin: West Indies

Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, 3rd Zoological Dept., Evertebrata varia Coll. (curator: Pedro R. Frade)

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Scanned & edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the BMWKMS.