Starfish
263/1903/B/182
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Common name:
Galloping sea star
Scientific name:
Stellaster equestris
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 September 1874 - 10 September 1874
Form:
Fluid
Station:
188
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 322-323
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Goniasteridae
Genus:
Stellaster Gray, 1840
Species:
Stellaster equestris (Retzius, 1805)
Station/Area Information
Station:
188
Date collected:
10/09/1874
Area:
South of New Guinea, between Cape York, Australia and Frederick Henry Island, Indonesia
Water body:
Arafura Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
28 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-9.98
Decimal Longitude:
139.70
Gear:
Dredge & Trawl
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02327
