Sea cucumber
NH:1899.114.638
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Paelopatides confundens
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
17 December 1875 - 17 December 1875
Form:
Fluid
Station:
300
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Holothuroidea
Order:
Aspidochirotida
Family:
Synallactidae
Genus:
Paelopatides Théel, 1886
Species:
Paelopatides confundens Théel, 1886
Station/Area Information
Station:
300
Date collected:
17/12/1875
Area:
Valparaiso (south west of), Chile, South America
Water body:
Southeast Pacific Ocean
FAO:
87
Depth (Fathoms):
1375 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-33.70
Decimal Longitude:
-78.30
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02748
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02497
Temperature at 25 fathoms:
57.8°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
53.7°F
Temperature at 75 fathoms:
51.2°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
49.5°F
Temperature at 125 fathoms:
47.8°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
46.3°F
Temperature at 175 fathoms:
45.3°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
44.1°F
Temperature at 225 fathoms:
43.4°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
42.6°F
Temperature at 275 fathoms:
42°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
41.3°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
40.1°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
39.4°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
38.7°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
38°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37.4°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
36.9°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
36.4°F
Temperature at 1100 fathoms:
35.9°F
Temperature at 1200 fathoms:
35.7°F
Notes:
2 parts. L.Beschus: possible type based on H.M.S. Challenger Report XXXIX page 154.
