Starfish
263/1903/I/213b
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Common name:
Horned sea star
Chocolate chip sea star
Chocolate chip sea star
Scientific name:
Protoreaster nodosus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
9 September 1874 - 9 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
187
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 346
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Oreasteridae
Genus:
Protoreaster Döderlein, 1916
Species:
Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Station/Area Information
Station:
187
Date collected:
09/09/1874
Area:
Booby Island, Torres Strait, Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
6 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-10.60
Decimal Longitude:
141.92
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02428
