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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3794

Ophiacantha discoidea Lyman, 1879

Date Collected:

1913-10

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central: Australia: Queensland | Torres Strait, Murray Islands (Mer)

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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Part Condition Disposition Count
unknown (dry) unknown unknown 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Penny Benson 2022-02-22

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  • Orig. of Mr. Grosse's fig. 57

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Australia
  • State/Province:
  • Queensland
  • Specific Locality:
  • Torres Strait, Murray Islands (Mer)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Mer, Murray Island
  • Depth:
  • 5 - 7 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -9.9186030, 144.049390 (Error radius: 3979m) By: Penny Benson on 2020-12-10 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Method:
  • tangles
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1913-10-01 / 1913-10-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Oct 1913
  • Collectors:
  • Hubert Lyman Clark; Carnegie Expedition to the Torres Strait

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