Starfish
263/1903/I/216
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Glabraster antarctica
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
27 December 1873 - 27 December 1873
Form:
Dry
Station:
145A
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 560-362
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Poraniidae
Genus:
Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916
Species:
Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876)
Synonyms:
Porania antarctica
Station/Area Information
Station:
145A
Date collected:
27/12/1873
Area:
Of Prince Edward Island, South Africa
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
85-150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-46.68
Decimal Longitude:
38.17
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.0269
