Brittle star
NHMUK-1956.10.2.67-70
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Scientific name:
Ophiomyxa australis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 April 1874 - 2 April 1874
Station:
162
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiomyxidae
Genus:
Ophiomyxa Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species:
Ophiomyxa australis Lütken, 1869
Synonyms:
Ophiodera brevispina
Station/Area Information
Station:
162
Date collected:
02/04/1874
Area:
Off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, Australia
Water body:
Tasman Sea
FAO:
57
Decimal Latitude:
-39.18
Decimal Longitude:
146.62
Surface Temperature:
63.2°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Shelly sand
