Brittle star
NH:1899.114.535
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Ophiolycus dentatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
18 December 1873 - 18 December 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
142
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiomyxidae
Genus:
Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933
Species:
Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878)
Synonyms:
Ophioscolex dentatus
Station/Area Information
Station:
142
Date collected:
18/12/1873
Area:
Agulhas Bank (off), 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
