Starfish
263/1903/B/238
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Smilasterias triremis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 February 1874 - 2 February 1874
Form:
Fluid
Station:
150
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 579-581
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Forcipulatida
Family:
Stichasteridae
Genus:
Smilasterias Sladen, 1889
Species:
Smilasterias triremis Sladen, 1889
Synonyms:
Asterias (Smilasterias) triremis
Station/Area Information
Station:
150
Date collected:
02/02/1874
Area:
South of Kerguelen Island
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-52.07
Decimal Longitude:
71.37
Gear:
Dredge
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
36.3°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
35.2°F
