Brittle star
NH:1899.114.545
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Ophiocantha vivipara
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
20 January 1876 - 20 January 1876
Form:
Fluid
Station:
313
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiacanthidae
Genus:
Ophiocantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species:
Ophiocantha vivipara Ljungman, 1870
Station/Area Information
Station:
313
Date collected:
20/01/1876
Area:
Cape Virgenes (off), Argentina, South America
Water body:
Southwest Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
41
Depth (Fathoms):
55 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-52.33
Decimal Longitude:
-67.65
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02567
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02562