MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-1406

Amphichondrius granulatus (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)

Syntype of Amphiura granulata

Date Collected:

1891-02-23/1891-12-06

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central | Eastern Tropical Pacific

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Current Identification
Amphichondrius granulatus (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-02-09
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Amphiura granulata Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae
Determiner: Christian Lütken; Theodor Mortensen in 1899
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Lutken and Mortensen 1899 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. XXIII no. 2;

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Shows Publication: Lutken and Mortensen 1899 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. XXIII no. 2

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: partial arm; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-10-04
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-10-04   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) good and broken in collection 2 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-10-04

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Western Central
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [no sovereign nation data]
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8746 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Eastern Tropical Pacific
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Eastern Tropical Pacific
  • Locality Remarks:
  • per original description these are likely 2 of the 5 specimens from number 8158*
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1891-02-23 / 1891-12-06
  • Verbatim Date:
  • February 23 - December 6, 1891
  • Collector:
  • USFC Steamer Albatross

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