MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-2182

Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805)

Date Collected:

1873-05-06

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States | southeast of Nantucket

Current Identification
Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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  • other number: 2209
  • station number: 46

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) fair in collection 1 History (3)

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:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Country:
  • United States
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25365 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • southeast of Nantucket
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • southeast of Nantucket
  • Depth:
  • 1350 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 40.2833333°, -66.800000° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1873-05-06 (Source: Challenger Expedition List of Observing Stations - C. Wyville Thomson 1877)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (40° 17′ 0″ N  66° 48′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1873-05-06
  • Verbatim Date:
  • May 6, 1873
  • Collector:
  • HMS Challenger Expedition 1873-1876

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