MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-7363

Ophiosphalma spinigerum (Mortensen, 1933)

Date Collected:

1963-12-16

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States | coordinate data only

Current Identification
Ophiosphalma spinigerum (Mortensen, 1933) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiosphalmidae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2025-02-11
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: reef WoRMS, 2025-02-11
Previous Identification
Ophiomusium spinigerum Mortensen, 1933 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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  • station number: Duke E-9-64-271; JAR 2

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

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • Specific Locality:
  • coordinate data only
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • 76ø 5.5' W 33ø 6.2' N
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • 76ø 5.5' W 33ø 6.2' N
  • Depth:
  • 2000 m
  • Georeference:
  • 33.1033333°, -76.091666° (Error radius: 100km) By: [no agent data] on 2011-03-06 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • degrees dec. minutes (33° 6.200000′ N  76° 5.50000000′ W)
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • 76ø 5.5' W 33ø 6.2' N
  • Collecting Method:
  • 5ft beam trawl
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1963-12-16
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 16.xii.1963
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • note: month likely in error, data from filemaker sheet
  • Collector:
  • RV Eastward

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  • [Masked]