Feather star
263/1903/B/38
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Comatula Comatula pectinata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
1 September 1874 - 8 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Citations:
Carpenter, P.H., Hertwig, R., Turner, W. (1888) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the CRINOIDEA. Second part - Comatulae. Zoology Vol. XXVI, Pg 284-287
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Crinoidea
Order:
Comatulida
Family:
Comasteridae
Genus:
Comatula AH Clark, 1908
Subgenus:
Comatula Comatula
Species:
Comatula Comatula pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
1 September 1874 - 8 September 1874
Area:
Cape York, Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea