Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiocomella sexradia

  • Author and date of publication

    (Duncan, 1887)

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    2003

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    NWA

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, Helen M. Lew Ton

  • Collection Event Code

    NWA 51

  • Sampling Method

    WHOI epibenthic sled

  • Date Visited From

    11/06/1983

  • Date Visited To

    11/06/1983

  • Depth To (m)

    30

  • Depth From (m)

    30

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    NWA 51

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Western Australia

  • Precise Location

    Northwest Shelf, between Port Hedland and Dampier

  • Latitude

    -20.4833

  • Longitude

    117.333

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84