TABLE 1 in An inventory of Bramble sharks Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Elasmobranchii, Echinorhinidae) in natural history collections worldwide for conservation status assessment

TABLE 1. — Overview of Bramble shark material, Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788), that had been preserved worldwide, with (A) the number of natural history collections grouped per continent, and details for countries that hold the most entries; (A, B) the number of entries, their appearance and preservation; and (C) the number of individuals, their geographic origin and collection date per century. Material originating from the Indian Ocean, here considered to represent a possible distinct species, is not included.
A) CollectionsB) EntriesC) IndividualsRepository Collections EntriesVoucher materialGeographical originEurope58168Complete specimen78North-eastern Atlantic47United Kingdom 1342Head / jaw / teeth58Mediterranean Sea49France1141Anatomical preparation44Eastern Atlantic5Italy1227Skin / dermal denticles14South-eastern Atlantic36Belgium321Embryo / fetuses7North-western Atlantic9Others1937Tissue2South-western Atlantic16Africa331Ova1Unknown7South Africa130Non-biological3Date of capture (decade known)Others21Unknown2717th century1North America812Voucher preservation18th century0South America819Dry11619th century68Brazil515Liquid9620th century81Others34Frozen321st century10Australia23Other3Decade unknown9Asia11Unknown16Published (yes/no)105/64Total80234Total234Total169