Starfish
263/1903/I/189
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Psilaster acuminatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
24 June 1874 - 24 June 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
167
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 225-228
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Astropectinidae
Genus:
Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Species:
Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889
Station/Area Information
Station:
167
Date collected:
24/06/1874
Area:
North-West of Port Hardy, New Zealand
Water body:
Tasman Sea
FAO:
81
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-39.53
Decimal Longitude:
171.80
Gear:
Trawl