Brittle star
NH:1899.114.534
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Ophiogeron edentulus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
3 July 1873 - 3 July 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
76
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiomyxidae
Genus:
Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878
Species:
Ophiogeron edentulus Lyman, 1878
Station/Area Information
Station:
76
Date collected:
03/07/1873
Area:
Azores, Portugal
Water body:
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
27
Depth (Fathoms):
900 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
38.18
Decimal Longitude:
-27.15
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02876
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02559
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
56.5°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
53.6°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
51.6°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
49.5°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
47.3°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
45.2°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
43.1°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
41.2°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
40°F
