MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-4857

Ophiolepis plateia Ziesenhenne, 1940

Paratype of Ophiolepis plateia

Date Collected:

1935-02-15

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central: Mexico | Tenacatita Bay

Current Identification
Ophiolepis plateia Ziesenhenne, 1940 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: Fred C. Ziesenhenne in 1940
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Ziesenhenne 1940 Description: New Ophiurans of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Ziesenhenne 1940 Description: New Ophiurans of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions

  • station number: 483-35

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (dry) fair (arms broken) in collection 4 History (3)

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • Specific Locality:
  • Tenacatita Bay
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Mexico: Tenacatita Bay
  • Depth:
  • 10 fms
  • Locality Remarks:
  • per original description MCZ could have 9 specimens from 483-35 at 6 fms but 10 fms appears to be on an original label which was station 482-35 same coordinates
  • Georeference:
  • 19.3000000°, -104.83333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1935-02-15 (Source: ALLAN HANCOCK PACIFIC EXPEDITIONS - Part III C. Mc Lean Fraser 1943)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (19° 18′ 0″ N  104° 50′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1935-02-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • February 15, 1935
  • Collectors:
  • Hancock Pacific Expeditions; RV Velero III

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