Description
Record a specimen's supplied zoological type status and authority source.
Zoological records separate specimen identity, preparation, anatomical side, behavioral codes and the sources assigning those labels. A specimen name or status is a claim with provenance, while an observation share depends on a stated denominator. Preserving these conventions helps compare records without treating a transcription or visibility count as taxonomic identification or an animal-health assessment.
Record a specimen's supplied zoological type status and authority source.
When to use this tool
Use Zoological Type Status Source Key when you already have specimenId, suppliedTypeStatus, authoritySource and need to record a specimen's supplied zoological type status and authority source.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter specimenId, suppliedTypeStatus, authoritySource. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty specimenId, suppliedTypeStatus and authoritySource; encode the ordered triple as JSON text.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| specimenId | Specimen Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| suppliedTypeStatus | Supplied Type Status | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| authoritySource | Authority Source | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"specimenId": "S17",
"suppliedTypeStatus": "holotype",
"authoritySource": "source A4"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"S17\",\"holotype\",\"source A4\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Type status and authority are assertions; no nomenclatural record or specimen identity is verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For identity or type status, inspect the original specimen record and cited nomenclatural authority. For behavior or visibility, review the actual observation series and its codebook; this helper preserves one stated label or counting convention.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Zoological Captive Wild Status
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- Zoological Specimen Preparation Suffix
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