Starfish
263/1903/I/271
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Aphelasterias japonica
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
17 May 1875 - 17 May 1875
Form:
Dry
Station:
233
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Forcipulatida
Family:
Asteriidae
Genus:
Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923
Species:
Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881)
Station/Area Information
Station:
233
Date collected:
17/05/1875
Area:
Isumi-nada (gulf), Japan
Water body:
Northwest Pacific Ocean
FAO:
61
Depth (Fathoms):
8 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
34.65
Decimal Longitude:
135.23
Gear:
Dredge