Blunt-spined brittle star
Brittle stars are related to starfish. The label in the jar reads ‘Ophiocoma echinata (Lamark). BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, in shallow water on coral reef, collected by C. G. Talmage, Dec. 1882. SLADEN COLLECTION’.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 263/1903/A/65
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Echinoderms
- Collector Excavator
- Sladen, Mr Walter Percy (from the collection of): Talmage, C G
- Common Name
- blunt-spined brittle star
- Simple Name
- brittle-star
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
