MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-320

Ophiozonella contigua (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)

Syntype of Ophiozona contigua

Date Collected:

1891-03-27

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Southeast: Ecuador: Galápagos: Galapagos Archipelago | east of the Galapagos Islands

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Current Identification
Ophiozonella contigua (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophiozona contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Asterozoa Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiurina Ophiolepididae
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

  • station number: 3400

Part Condition Disposition Count
fragment (SEM stub) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: no. 45
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) good in collection 1 History (3)
¬ Subsample: fragment (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: returned

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:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Southeast
  • Country:
  • Ecuador
  • State/Province:
  • Galápagos
  • Island Group:
  • Galapagos Archipelago
  • Specific Locality:
  • east of the Galapagos Islands
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Ecuador: east of the Galapagos Islands
  • Depth:
  • 1322 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -0.6000000°, -86.766666° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1891-03-27 (Source: Dredging and Hydrographic Records of the US Fisheries Steamer Albatross)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (0° 36′ 0″ S  86° 46′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1891-03-27
  • Verbatim Date:
  • March 27, 1891
  • Collector:
  • USFC Steamer Albatross

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