Brittle star
263/1903/R/658
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Ophiocten amitinum
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
9 January 1874 - 29 January 1874
Form:
Dry
Citations:
Lyman, T. (1882) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the OPHIUROIDEA. Zoology Vol. V, Pg 79-80
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiuridae
Genus:
Ophiocten Lütken, 1855
Species:
Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
9 January 1874 - 29 January 1874
Area:
Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Depth (Fathoms):
120 fathoms
Notes:
From station 149 - 149K