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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-1463

Amphioplus congensis (Studer, 1882)

Syntype of Amphiura congensis

Date Collected:

1874/1876

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Southeast | mouth of the Congo RIver

Current Identification
Amphioplus congensis (Studer, 1882) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-02-04
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Amphiura congensis Studer, 1882 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae
Determiner: Theophile R. Studer in 1882
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Studer 1882 Description: Ubersicht uber die Ophiuriden, welche wahrend der Reise SMS Gazelle um die Erde 1874-1876 gesammelt wurden;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Studer 1882 Description: Ubersicht uber die Ophiuriden, welche wahrend der Reise SMS Gazelle um die Erde 1874-1876 gesammelt wurden

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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 2022-09-30
subsampled by=Nina Black   determined date=2022-09-27   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) broken - fair in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-09-27

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Southeast
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [unknown]
  • Specific Locality:
  • mouth of the Congo RIver
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • mouth of the Congo River
  • Depth:
  • 17 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -6.3165450°, 12.7607440° (Error radius: 7000m) By: Penny Benson on 2014-06-25 (Source: Google Earth)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1874-01-01 / 1876-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1874-1876
  • Collector:
  • Gazelle Expedition

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