Dataset

RBINS Echinodermata collection

EurOBIS MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences

The RBINS is known for its rich echinoderm collections. The Institute has a particularly rich collection of sea cucumbers, with material from all over the world and many type specimens. Of particular interest to the taxonomic community are the several thousands of microscope slides of ossicles from thousands of specimens, including hundreds of type specimens.

Published: March 13, 2025 at 14:37

URL: https://ipt.naturalsciences.be/resource?r=be_rbins_invertebrates_echinodermata

Yves Samyn
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences - Department of Scientific Heritage Service

Biodiversity and Ecological Data and Information Centre - Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Biodiversity and Ecological Data and Information Centre - Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences

Stijn Cooleman
Belgian Biodiversity Platform

Franck Theeten
Royal Museum for Central Africa

4,679
occurrence records
16,904
measurements and facts
782
taxa
698
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 1,580 1
33.8%
decimalLatitude 1,222
26.1%
decimalLongitude 1,222
26.1%
eventDate 484
10.3%
maximumDepthInMeters 4,679
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 4,679
100.0%
scientificNameID 384
8.2%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 4,679
100.0%
NO_COORD 1,222
26.1%
ON_LAND 609
13.0%
NO_MATCH 111
2.4%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 9
0.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data