Amphiura arcystata — The Life Data

Animalia/Echinodermata/Ophiuroidea/Amphilepidida/Amphiuridae/Amphiura

At a glance

Occurrence records472

Data sources3

Biological traits4

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Amphiura arcystata's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility228 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System244 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page2 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements1 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS472 records

02Traits & measurements

SourcesSeaLifeBase

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonebenthic

Other traits2

Depth max849 m

Depth min6 m

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type472 records

Wild obs. + sensor136

Museum / vouchered336

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO732 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit188

200–1000 m twilight31

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal1

median 73.2 m · max 6 450 m · 220 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 1

4 georeferenced · 132 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor136

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy33% within 1 km

≤100 m 23≤1 km 4≤10 km 8>10 km 46

81 georeferenced · 255 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence336

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	92
Los Angeles, US	64
Washington, US	18
Cambridge, US	15
Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja Californialocation not on record	9
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record	7
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	6
Victoria, CA	4
NCHSUlocation not on record	2
University of California Museum of Paleontologylocation not on record	1
Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute, Zoological Museumlocation not on record	1
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 220 of 336 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code