Skip to content

Home
About the Project
The Voyage
The Collection
Blog
Resources

Collections

Brittle star (Ophiocten amitinum)

Current search

Search for objects:

Copyright/attribution: National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

Accession number

NH:1899.114.606

Holding institution

National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

Date collected

11 February 1874

Area or Water body

Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctic
Antarctic Indian Ocean

Form

Fluid

FAO

58

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 1260
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02721
Temperature at x fathoms: 34;33.5;32.2;32.2;32.2;32.2;32.2;32.2;32;35;35.3;35.3

Taxonomic groups

Ophiocten amitinum
Ophiocten
Ophiuridae
Ophiurida
Ophiuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

152

Gear

Trawl

Footer bar menu

Privacy
Cookies
Legal (T&C)
Contact
Help

Website by The Museum Platform