MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-2915

Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach, 1819

Date Collected:

1870-01-09/1947-07-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States: Massachusetts | off Race Point

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

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) unchecked unknown 5 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
Remarks: record entered

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Race Point
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Race Point, spider ground
  • Georeference:
  • 42.0834510°, -70.250365° (Error radius: 5218m) By: Alana Rivera on 2025-04-02 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1870-01-09 / 1947-07-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • no verbatim date data
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • No date data, date range set to active collecting time of Hubert Lyman Clark. (ARivera 2025)
  • Collector:
  • Hubert Lyman Clarklinked data icon

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