MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3231

Ophiacantha placida (Koehler, 1904)

Paratype of Ophiomitra microphylax

Date Collected:

1906-08-16

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Northwest: Japan: Kagoshima | Kyushu Island, Osumi Strait, Sata Misaki

Current Identification
Ophiacantha placida (Koehler, 1904) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-02-27
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophiomitra microphylax H.L. Clark, 1911 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: Hubert Lyman Clarklinked data icon in 1911
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Clark 1911 Description: North Pacific Ophiurans in the Collection of the United States National Museum;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Clark 1911 Description: North Pacific Ophiurans in the Collection of the United States National Museum

  • station number: 4933

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) fair arms missing in collection 1 History

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Northwest
  • Country:
  • Japan
  • State/Province:
  • Kagoshima
  • Specific Locality:
  • Kyushu Island, Osumi Strait, Sata Misaki
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Japan, Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Osumi Strait, Sata Misaki
  • Depth:
  • 152 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 30.9833333°, 130.497222° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1906-08-16 (Source: Dredging and Hydrographic Records of the US Fisheries Steamer Albatross - and original label)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (30° 59′ 0″ N  130° 29′ 50″ E)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Lucas sounding machine; tangle swabs
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1906-08-16
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 16 Aug 1906
  • Collector:
  • USFC Steamer Albatross

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  • [Masked]

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