Sea star
NHMUK-1890.5.7.188
Holding institution:
Donor:
Lords of the Treasury
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Astropecten brevispinus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
12 May 1875 - 12 May 1875
Type status:
Holotype
Station:
232
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Family:
Astropectinidae
Genus:
Astropecten
Species:
Astropecten brevispinus Sladen
Station/Area Information
Station:
232
Date collected:
12/05/1875
Area:
South of Yedo (Jeddo/Edo), Japan
Water body:
Northwest Pacific Ocean
FAO:
61
Depth (Fathoms):
345 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
35.18
Decimal Longitude:
139.47
Surface Temperature:
64.2°F
Bottom Temperature:
41.1°F
Gear:
Dredge & Trawl
Sediment sample:
Green mud
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02485
Temperature at 25 fathoms:
62.8°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
58.8°F
Temperature at 75 fathoms:
55.4°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
53°F
Temperature at 125 fathoms:
51.4°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
50°F
Temperature at 175 fathoms:
48.7°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
47.4°F
Temperature at 225 fathoms:
46.1°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
45°F
