Sea star
NHMUK-1890.5.7.438
Holding institution:
Donor:
Lords of the Treasury
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Nymphaster arenatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
18 February 1873 - 18 February 1873
Type status:
Holotype
Station:
3
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Family:
Goniasteridae
Genus:
Nymphaster
Species:
Nymphaster arenatus Perrier
Station/Area Information
Station:
3
Date collected:
18/02/1873
Area:
South of Canaries
Water body:
Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
34
Depth (Fathoms):
1525 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
25.75
Decimal Longitude:
-20.23
Surface Temperature:
66°F
Bottom Temperature:
37°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Pteropod ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02654
