Brittle star
I.77130
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Natural History) 18.11.1899
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Ophiura Ophiuroglypha irrorata loveni
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
30 December 1873 - 30 December 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
147
Citations:
[Challenger] Report Pt. 14, p. 55.
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiuridae
Genus:
Ophiura Lamarck, 1801
Subgenus:
Ophiura Ophiuroglypha
Species:
Ophiura Ophiuroglypha irrorata (Lyman, 1878)
Subspecies:
Ophiura Ophiuroglypha irrorata loveni
Synonyms:
Ophioglypha loveni
Station/Area Information
Station:
147
Date collected:
30/12/1873
Area:
Near Prince Edward Island, South Africa
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
1600 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-46.27
Decimal Longitude:
48.45
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02759
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02692
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
40°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
37.4°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
37.1°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
36.4°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
36.2°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
36°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
35.8°F
Notes:
Lot of specimens
