Starfish
263/1903/R/695
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Plutonaster agassizi notatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
30 June 1873 - 30 June 1873
Form:
Dry
Station:
73
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 97-99
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Astropectinidae
Genus:
Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
Species:
Plutonaster agassizi Sladen, 1889
Subspecies:
Plutonaster agassizi notatus
Station/Area Information
Station:
73
Date collected:
30/06/1873
Area:
West of Faial, Azores
Water body:
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
27
Depth (Fathoms):
1000 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
38.50
Decimal Longitude:
-31.23
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02883
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
59.8°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
57°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
54°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
49°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
45.5°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
43.4°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
42°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
41°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
40°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
39.4°F
