Brittle star
NH:1899.114.540
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Ophiocantha cosmica
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 September 1873 - 10 September 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
122
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiacanthidae
Genus:
Ophiocantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species:
Ophiocantha cosmica Lyman, 1878
Station/Area Information
Station:
122
Date collected:
10/09/1873
Area:
Off Pernambuco, Brazil
Water body:
Southwest Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
41
Depth (Fathoms):
350 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-9.08
Decimal Longitude:
-34.83
Gear:
Trawl
Notes:
3 parts. Area written as Tristan da Cuhna in museum data set but station, depth, longitude and latitude all match up to be off Pernambuco, Brazil
