Ophiochiton ternispinus

Min Depth

425 meters

Max Depth

2220 meters

Overall Geographic Range

Davis Straits to Mexico, British Isles to Azores Is.

Habitat-Biology

soft substrate

References

Mortensen, T. 1933b. Ophiuroidea. Danish Ingolf-Expedition 4(8): 1–121.
Paterson, G. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 49(1): 1–162.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-25-2024.

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