MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-821

Ophiozonella marmorea (Lyman, 1883)

Paratype of Ophiozona marmorea

Date Collected:

1879-01-21

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Guadeloupe | off Guadeloupe

Current Identification
Ophiozonella marmorea (Lyman, 1883) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: confirmed by Daniela Yepes Gaurisas (April 2014); revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophiozona marmorea Lyman, 1883 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Asterozoa Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiurina Ophiolepididae
Determiner: Theodore Lyman IIIlinked data icon in 1883
Nature of ID: type ID

  • station number: 164

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (70% ethanol) fair in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: missing 2 arms

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Penny Benson 2021-09-15
Remarks: Localities vetted

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Guadeloupe
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • France
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Guadeloupe
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Guadeloupe
  • Depth:
  • 151 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 15.9319444°, -61.693055° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1879-01-21 (Source: Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Water from 1867-1887 by Sanderson Smith)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (15° 55′ 55″ N  61° 41′ 35″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1879-01-21
  • Verbatim Date:
  • January 21, 1879
  • Collector:
  • USCSS Blake Expeditions

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  • [Masked]