MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-4227

Ophiopsila vittata H.L. Clark, 1918

Holotype of Ophiopsila vittata

Date Collected:

1917-06-01/1917-06-30

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Tortugas, Loggerhead Key

Current Identification
Ophiopsila vittata H.L. Clark, 1918 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiocomidae
Determiner: Hubert Lyman Clarklinked data icon in 1918
Nature of ID: type ID

Clark 1918, page 326, Holotype of Ophiopsila vittata H.L. Clark, 1918 plate 8, fig 2
Media type: text; Clark 1918 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXII no. 6;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Clark 1918 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXII no. 6

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: partial arm; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-11-04
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-10-28   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-11-04

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • Tortugas, Loggerhead Key
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Florida, United States; Tortugas, Loggerhead Key
  • Depth:
  • 6 - 8 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 24.6319400°, -82.920830° (Error radius: 5421m) By: Penny Benson on 2014-05-16 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1917-06-01 / 1917-06-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • June, 1917
  • Collectors:
  • Carnegie Institute Expedition 1916-1917; Hubert Lyman Clarklinked data icon

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