Sea star
NHMUK-1890.5.7.106
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Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Pseudarchaster gracilis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 July 1873 - 10 July 1873
Type status:
Holotype
Station:
78
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Family:
Goniasteridae
Genus:
Pseudarchaster
Species:
Pseudarchaster gracilis (Sladen)
Station/Area Information
Station:
78
Date collected:
10/07/1873
Area:
Off San Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Water body:
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
27
Depth (Fathoms):
1000 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
37.43
Decimal Longitude:
-25.22
Surface Temperature:
71°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Volcanic mud
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
57.6°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
56°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
54.5°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
51.5°F
