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Amphiurid brittle star species

Lyman, T. (1882) Report on the Ophiuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76
You had to be an artist to be a good taxonomist! As an example, plate 29 from the Challenger report shows a number amphiurid brittle star species, all beautifully arranged and hand-drawn in a way that is rarely seen today.