Feather star
263/1903/B/86
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Glyptometra angusticalyx
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 February 1875 - 10 February 1875
Form:
Fluid
Station:
214
Citations:
Carpenter, P.H., Hertwig, R., Turner, W. (1888) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the CRINOIDEA. Second part - Comatulae. Zoology Vol. XXVI, Pg 242-243
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Crinoidea
Order:
Comatulida
Family:
Charitometridae
Genus:
Glyptometra AH Clark, 1909
Species:
Glyptometra angusticalyx (Carpenter, 1884)
Station/Area Information
Station:
214
Date collected:
10/02/1875
Area:
Off Meangis Island, Indonesia
Water body:
Western Central Pacific Ocean
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
500 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
4.55
Decimal Longitude:
127.10
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02735
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02246
Temperature at 25 fathoms:
79.1°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
73°F
Temperature at 75 fathoms:
66°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
60°F
Temperature at 125 fathoms:
54.5°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
51.6°F
Temperature at 175 fathoms:
50°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
48.7°F
Temperature at 225 fathoms:
47.8°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
46.8°F
Temperature at 275 fathoms:
45.9°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
45.2°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
43°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
41.8°F
