Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology: Skeleton
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| Author | Skeleton? | Mineral or Organic? | Mineral | Percent Magnesium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith and Fromont, 1998 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Cairns, 1999 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Cairns, 1998 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Cairns, Hoeksema, and van der Land, 1999 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE |
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Distribution
Physical Description
Type Information
Paratype for Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998
Catalog Number: USNM 96990
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Year Collected: 1982
Locality: North Of Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia, Indian Ocean
Depth (m): 201 to 201
Vessel: Soela R/V
Catalog Number: USNM 96990
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Year Collected: 1982
Locality: North Of Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia, Indian Ocean
Depth (m): 201 to 201
Vessel: Soela R/V
- Paratype: Cairns, S. D. 1998. Records Of The Western Australian Museum. 18: 378.
© Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 14 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 14 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 185 - 567.5
Temperature range (°C): 8.219 - 20.928
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.134 - 23.058
Salinity (PPS): 34.524 - 35.689
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.713 - 4.744
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.475 - 1.784
Silicate (umol/l): 1.557 - 34.108
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 185 - 567.5
Temperature range (°C): 8.219 - 20.928
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.134 - 23.058
Salinity (PPS): 34.524 - 35.689
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.713 - 4.744
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.475 - 1.784
Silicate (umol/l): 1.557 - 34.108
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 14 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 185 - 567.5
Temperature range (°C): 8.219 - 20.928
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.134 - 23.058
Salinity (PPS): 34.524 - 35.689
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.713 - 4.744
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.475 - 1.784
Silicate (umol/l): 1.557 - 34.108
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 185 - 567.5
Temperature range (°C): 8.219 - 20.928
Nitrate (umol/L): 4.134 - 23.058
Salinity (PPS): 34.524 - 35.689
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.713 - 4.744
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.475 - 1.784
Silicate (umol/l): 1.557 - 34.108
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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