Brittle star
NHMUK-1937.4.8.17-20
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Ophioglypha bullata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
17 June 1873 - 17 June 1873
Station:
61
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Genus:
Ophioglypha
Species:
Ophioglypha bullata Wyv. Thomas
Station/Area Information
Station:
61
Date collected:
17/06/1873
Area:
Northwestern Atlantic Basin
Water body:
Western Central Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
31
Depth (Fathoms):
2850 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
34.90
Decimal Longitude:
-56.63
Surface Temperature:
71°F
Bottom Temperature:
36.2°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Red clay
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
