Brittle star
I.76335
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Natural History) 18.11.1899
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Ophiernus vallincola
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
20 October 1873 - 20 October 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
136
Citations:
[Challenger] Report Pt. 14, p. 32.
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiuridae
Genus:
Ophiernus Lyman, 1878
Species:
Ophiernus vallincola Lyman, 1878
Synonyms:
Ophiernus abyssalis
Station/Area Information
Station:
136
Date collected:
20/10/1873
Area:
Near Prince Edward Island, South Africa
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
47
Depth (Fathoms):
2100 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-36.72
Decimal Longitude:
-7.22
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02798
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02685
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
52.2°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
49.2°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
43.2°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
39.5°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
38°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
37.2°F
Notes:
Lot of specimens
