Sea urchin
NHMUK-1890.2.18.51
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Pygmaeocidaris prionigera
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
13 November 1874 - 13 November 1874
Type status:
Syntype
Station:
205
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Family:
Arbaciidae
Genus:
Pygmaeocidaris
Species:
Pygmaeocidaris prionigera (A. Agassiz)
Station/Area Information
Station:
205
Date collected:
13/11/1874
Area:
West of Luzon, Philippines, South China Sea, Philippines
Water body:
South China Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
1050 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
16.70
Decimal Longitude:
119.37
Surface Temperature:
82°F
Bottom Temperature:
37°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02772
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.0217
Temperature at 10 fathoms:
81.5°F
Temperature at 20 fathoms:
79.5°F
Temperature at 30 fathoms:
76.5°F
Temperature at 40 fathoms:
73.2°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
69.8°F
Temperature at 60 fathoms:
66.8°F
Temperature at 70 fathoms:
64.2°F
Temperature at 80 fathoms:
62°F
Temperature at 90 fathoms:
60°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
58.6°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
55°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
51.2°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
48°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
45.3°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
42°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
40°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
38.8°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
37.8°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
37°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
37°F
