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Sea star (Astropecten acanthifer)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1890.5.7.225

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

26 September 1874

Area or Water body

near Kei Islands, Southwest of Papua, Indonesia
Banda Sea

FAO

71

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 0
Depth (Fathoms): 140
Sediment sample: Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02252
Surface Temperature (°F): 82

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Astropecten acanthifer
Astropecten
Astropectinidae
Asteroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

192

Gear

Trawl

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