Starfish
263/1903/R/136/3
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Leptychaster arcticus arcticus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
20 May 1873 - 20 May 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
49
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 268-269
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Astropectinidae
Genus:
Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Species:
Leptychaster arcticus (Sars, 1851)
Subspecies:
Leptychaster arcticus arcticus
Station/Area Information
Station:
49
Date collected:
20/05/1873
Area:
South of Halifax, Novia Scotia
Water body:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
21
Depth (Fathoms):
85 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
43.05
Decimal Longitude:
-63.65
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02606
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02534
Temperature at 20 fathoms:
37.8°F
Temperature at 40 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 60 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 80 fathoms:
35.2°F
