MCZ Invertebrate Zoology HOL-106

Molpadia agassizii (Théel, 1886)

Date Collected:

Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:IZ:HOL-106 Molpadia agassizii Holotype Description...

Current Identification

Molpadia agassizii (Théel, 1886)

Animalia Echinodermata Holothuroidea Molpadiida Molpadiidae

Determiner: [no agent data]

Nature of ID: revised taxonomy

Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS

Previous Identification

Ankyroderma Agassizii Théel, 1886

Animalia Echinodermata Holothuroidea Molpadiida Molpadiidae

Determiner: Johan Hjalmar Théel in 1886

Nature of ID: type ID

Théel 1886, page 19, Holotype of Ankyroderma Agassizii Théel, 1886

Shows Publication: Théel 1886 Description: Report on the Holothuroidea

Part	Condition	Disposition	Count
tissue (95% ethanol)	poor	in collection	1	History (3)
Remarks: dermis; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-01-10
subsampled by = Nina Black determined date=2023-01-03 determined by=Nina Black
whole animal (70% ethanol)	poor	in collection	1	History (3)
Remarks: only external part

Attribute	Value	Determination	On
associated grant	Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR)	By: Nina Black	2023-01-10
associated grant	Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn)	By: Adam J. Baldinger	2023-03-23

Specific Locality:
[coordinate data only]
Verbatim Locality:
off Bequia
Depth:
1507 fms
Georeference:
12.9527777°, -61.423611° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1879-02-21 (Source: Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Water from 1867-1887 by Sanderson Smith)
Datum:
unknown
Coordinates Entered As:
deg. min. sec. (12° 57′ 10″ N 61° 25′ 25″ W)
Collecting Source:
wild caught
Collected On:
1879-02-21
Verbatim Date:
February 21, 1879
Collector:
USCSS Blake Expeditions