Starfish
263/1903/B/165
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Dytaster grandis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 May 1873 - 3 May 1873
Form:
Dry
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 70-73
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Astropectinidae
Genus:
Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Species:
Dytaster grandis (Verill, 1884)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
2 May 1873 - 3 May 1873
Area:
Off the coast of N America, East of Delaware
Water body:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Depth (Fathoms):
1240-1700 fathoms
Notes:
From station 44 or 45
