Sea star
NHMUK-1891.7.14.13
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Pteraster
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
7 February 1874 - 7 February 1874
Station:
151
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Velatida
Family:
Pterasteridae
Genus:
Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
Station/Area Information
Station:
151
Date collected:
07/02/1874
Area:
Heard Island, Australia
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
75 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-52.99
Decimal Longitude:
73.56
Surface Temperature:
36.2°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Volcanic mud
