Feather star
263/1903/B/54
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Zygometra microdiscus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
8 September 1874 - 8 September 1874
Station:
186
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 97-98
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Crinoidea
Order:
Comatulida
Family:
Zygometridae
Genus:
Zygometra AH Clark, 1907
Species:
Zygometra microdiscus (Bell, 1882)
Station/Area Information
Station:
186
Date collected:
08/09/1874
Area:
In Torres Strait, off Cape York, Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
8 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-10.50
Decimal Longitude:
142.30
Gear:
Dredge
Notes:
‘Mounted plate with cirrus and pinnules (? pl. XXXVII, figs 5-6. Challenger Report: Challenger Station 189).’ Edit: This was found at station 186
