Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiactis modesta

  • Author and date of publication

    Brock, 1888

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    2013

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    J Keesing

  • Collection Event Code

    KGR Sled12

  • Sampling Method

    large epibenthic sled

  • Date Visited From

    7/06/2013

  • Date Visited To

    7/06/2013

  • Depth To (m)

    41

  • Depth From (m)

    41

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Western Australia

  • Precise Location

    King George River region, Kimberley

  • Latitude

    -13.8986

  • Longitude

    127.343

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Collector

  • Georeference By

    CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR)