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Sea star (Astropecten brevispinus)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1890.5.7.188

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

12 May 1875

Area or Water body

South of Yedo (Jeddo/Edo), Japan
Northwest Pacific Ocean

FAO

61

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 41.1
Sediment sample: Green mud
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02485
Surface Temperature (°F): 64.2
Temperature at x fathoms: 62.8;58.8;55.4;53;51.4;50;48.7;47.4;46.1;45

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Astropecten brevispinus
Astropecten
Astropectinidae
Asteroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

232

Gear

Dredge & Trawl

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