MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-33

Ophioderma brevispinum (Say, 1825)

Date Collected:

1824-03-04/1880-07-17

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | off Florida; French Reef

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiodermatidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Alana Rivera 2025-03-13
Remarks: record entered

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Florida; French Reef
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Florida; French Reef
  • Depth:
  • 44 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 25.0263888°, -80.337500° (Error radius: 2500m) By: [no agent data] on 1869-04-03 (Source: Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Water from 1867-1887 by Sanderson Smith)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (25° 1′ 35″ N  80° 20′ 15″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1824-03-04 / 1880-07-17
  • Verbatim Date:
  • no date data
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • No date data, date range set to active collecting time of Louis F. Pourtales. (ARivera 2025)
  • Collector:
  • Louis F. Pourtales

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