Starfish
263/1903/A/63
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Freyella elegans
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
6 May 1873 - 6 May 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
46
Citations:
Sladen, W.P (1889) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the ASTEROIDEA. Zoology Vol. XXX, Pg 629-632
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Brisingida
Family:
Freyellidae
Genus:
Freyella Perrier, 1885
Species:
Freyella elegans (Verill, 1884)
Station/Area Information
Station:
46
Date collected:
06/05/1873
Area:
Off the coast of N America, East of New Jersey
Water body:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
21
Depth (Fathoms):
1350 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
40.28
Decimal Longitude:
-66.80
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02586