Sea urchin
NHMUK-1881.11.22.87
Holding institution:
Donor:
Lords of the Treasury
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Prionechinus forbesianus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
24 July 1873 - 24 July 1873
Type status:
Holotype
Station:
173
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Camarodonta
Family:
Temnopleuridae
Genus:
Prionechinus
Species:
Prionechinus forbesianus (A. Agassiz)
Station/Area Information
Station:
173
Date collected:
24/07/1874
Area:
Fiji Islands: off Matuku, Fiji
Water body:
Western Central Pacific Ocean
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
309-315 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-19.16
Decimal Longitude:
179.70
Surface Temperature:
76°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Coral mud
Notes:
This species could not be found on www.marinespecies.org
