MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-2446

Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensoni Lütken, 1856

Date Collected:

1879-03-03

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent | off Milligan's Key

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiotrichidae
Determined As: Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensoni Lütken, 1856
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2024-07-23
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: from original ID: Ophiothrix suensonii (ref WoRMS, 2024-07-23)
Previous Identification
Ophiothrix suensonii Lütken, 1856 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiotrichidae
Common Name(s): Suenson's brittle star
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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  • station number: 269

Part Condition Disposition Count
unknown (dry) unknown unknown 2 History

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Island:
  • Saint Vincent
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Milligan's Key
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Off St. Vincent, Milligan's Key
  • Depth:
  • 124 fms
  • Habitat Description:
  • coral bottom
  • Georeference:
  • 13.1319444°, -61.093333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1879-03-03 (Source: Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Water from 1867-1887 by Sanderson Smith)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (13° 7′ 55″ N  61° 5′ 36″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1879-03-03
  • Verbatim Date:
  • March 3, 1879
  • Collector:
  • USCSS Blake Expeditions

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