Syntype of Ophiozona capensis

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1905-01-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Southeast | South Africa, Cape St. Francis, NE 29 miles

Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-317 Aspect: labels

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:IZ:OPH-317 Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata costata Syntype

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Asterozoa Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiurina Ophiuridae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-03-02
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Asterozoa Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiurina Ophiolepididae
Determiner: Francis J. Bell in 1905
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Bell 1905 Description: Echinoderma found off the Coast of South Africa. Part 3. Ophiuroidea;

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Shows Publication: Bell 1905 Description: Echinoderma found off the Coast of South Africa. Part 3. Ophiuroidea

  • other number: 14237

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (dry) fair, arms missing in collection 2 History (4)
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 by=Nina Black  

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:
  • South Africa
  • Specific Locality:
  • South Africa, Cape St. Francis, NE 29 miles
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cape St. Francis, NE 29 miles
  • Depth:
  • 75 fms
  • Habitat Description:
  • sand, shells, rocks
  • Collecting Method:
  • dredge
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1905-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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