Starfish
NH:1899.114.524
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Hippasteria phrygiana
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
20 May 1873 - 20 May 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
49
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Valvatida
Family:
Goniasteridae
Genus:
Hippasteria Gray, 1840
Species:
Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Synonyms:
Hippasterias plana
Station/Area Information
Station:
49
Date collected:
20/05/1873
Area:
Halifax (south of), Nova Scotia, Canada
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
Notes:
Previous name: Hippasteria plana, Grey. Misspelt as 'phrygana'
