Starfish
263/1903/I/217
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Glabraster antarctica
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
21 January 1874 - 29 January 1874
Form:
Dry
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
Date collected:
21 January 1874 - 29 January 1874
Area:
Kerguelen Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Depth (Fathoms):
30-127 fathoms
Notes:
From station 149E or 149H