Sea urchin
NHMUK-1881.11.22.83
Holding institution:
Donor:
Lords of the Treasury
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Moiropsis claudicans
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
26 September 1874 - 26 September 1874
Type status:
Holotype
Station:
192
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Family:
Schizasteridae
Genus:
Moiropsis
Species:
Moiropsis claudicans (Agassiz)
Station/Area Information
Station:
192
Date collected:
26/09/1874
Area:
near Kei Islands, Southwest of Papua, Indonesia
Water body:
Banda Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
129 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-5.82
Decimal Longitude:
132.24
Surface Temperature:
82°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02252
