Brittle star
I.77095
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Natural History) 18.11.1899
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Ophiura aequalis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
1 March 1875 - 1 March 1875
Form:
Fluid
Station:
218
Citations:
[Challenger] Report Pt. 14, p. 45.
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiuridae
Genus:
Ophiura Lamarck, 1801
Species:
Ophiura aequalis (Lyman, 1878)
Synonyms:
Ophioglypha aequalis
Station/Area Information
Station:
218
Date collected:
01/03/1875
Area:
North, New Guinea
Water body:
Bismarck Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
1070 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-2.55
Decimal Longitude:
144.07
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02773
Temperature at 10 fathoms:
83.2°F
Temperature at 20 fathoms:
83°F
Temperature at 30 fathoms:
82.5°F
Temperature at 40 fathoms:
82.1°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
81.5°F
Temperature at 60 fathoms:
80.9°F
Temperature at 70 fathoms:
80°F
Temperature at 80 fathoms:
78.4°F
Temperature at 90 fathoms:
75.8°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
72.8°F
Temperature at 110 fathoms:
69.8°F
Temperature at 120 fathoms:
66.8°F
Temperature at 130 fathoms:
63.8°F
Temperature at 140 fathoms:
60.8°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
57.8°F
Temperature at 160 fathoms:
55.5°F
Temperature at 170 fathoms:
53.8°F
Temperature at 180 fathoms:
52.1°F
Temperature at 190 fathoms:
51°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
50°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
45.2°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
42.4°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
40.5°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
39.2°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
38.4°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37.9°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
37.4°F
Notes:
Single specimen
