Brittle star
NH:1899.114.604
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Amphiophiura bullata bullata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
17 June 1873 - 17 June 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
61
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiuridae
Genus:
Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915
Species:
Amphiophiura bullata (Thomson, 1878)
Subspecies:
Amphiophiura bullata bullata
Synonyms:
Amphiophiura bullata
Station/Area Information
Station:
61
Date collected:
17/06/1873
Area:
North Western Atlantic Basin
Water body:
Western Central Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
31
Depth (Fathoms):
2850 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
34.90
Decimal Longitude:
-56.63
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02551
Temperature at 25 fathoms:
67.2°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
66°F
Temperature at 75 fathoms:
65°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
64°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
63°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
60.2°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
53.5°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
46.5°F
Notes:
Previous name: Ophioglypha bullata Wyville Thomson
