Brittle star
I.76630
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Natural History) 18.11.1899
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Ophiomyxa vivipara
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
18 December 1873 - 18 December 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
142
Citations:
[Challenger] Report Pt. 14, p. 246.
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiomyxidae
Genus:
Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species:
Ophiomyxa vivipara Studer, 1876
Synonyms:
Ophiomyxa coppingeri
Station/Area Information
Station:
142
Date collected:
18/12/1873
Area:
Off Agulhas Bank, South Africa
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
47
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-35.07
Decimal Longitude:
18.62
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02796
Notes:
Lot of specimens
