MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-1508

Ophiocentrus pilosa (Lyman, 1879)

Paratype of Ophiocnida pilosa

Date Collected:

1873-01-01/1876-12-31

Indian Ocean: Indian Ocean, Eastern: Australia: Tasmania | Bass Strait, East Moncoeur Island

Current Identification
Ophiocentrus pilosa (Lyman, 1879) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-02-10
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophiocnida pilosa Lyman, 1879 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae
Determiner: Theodore Lyman IIIlinked data icon in 1879
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Lyman 1879 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. VI no. 2;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Lyman 1879 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. VI no. 2

  • station number: 162

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) poor (broken arms) in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Penny Benson 2021-08-12
Remarks: Localities vetted

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  • Ocean:
  • Indian Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Country:
  • Australia
  • Island:
  • Tasmania
  • Specific Locality:
  • Bass Strait, East Moncoeur Island
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait
  • Depth:
  • 38 - 40 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -39.227694°, 146.538537° (Error radius: 1000m) By: Penny Benson on 2021-08-09 (Source: Google Earth and GeoLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1873-01-01 / 1876-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • April 2, 1874
  • Collector:
  • HMS Challenger Expedition 1873-1876

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