Starfish
263/1903/R/592
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Freyella echinata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
13 November 1874 - 13 November 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
205
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 623-626
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Brisingida
Family:
Freyellidae
Genus:
Freyella Perrier, 1885
Species:
Freyella echinata Sladen, 1889
Station/Area Information
Station:
205
Date collected:
13/11/1874
Area:
West of Luzon, Philippines
Water body:
South China Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
1050 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
16.70
Decimal Longitude:
119.37
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02772
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.0217
Temperature at 10 fathoms:
81.5°F
Temperature at 20 fathoms:
79.5°F
Temperature at 30 fathoms:
76.5°F
Temperature at 40 fathoms:
73.2°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
69.8°F
Temperature at 60 fathoms:
66.8°F
Temperature at 70 fathoms:
64.2°F
Temperature at 80 fathoms:
62°F
Temperature at 90 fathoms:
60°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
58.6°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
55°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
51.2°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
48°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
45.3°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
42°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
40°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
38.8°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
37.8°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
37°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
37°F
