Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Meridiastra calcar

  • Author and date of publication

    (Lamarck, 1816)

  • Preferred Common name

    Eight-armed Cushion Star

  • Other Common Names

    Seastar

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    CRIMP Port Survey

  • Collected By

    CSIRO Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests [CRIMP]

  • Date Visited From

    30/10/1995

  • Date Visited To

    30/10/1995

  • Depth From (m)

    3.5

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Frankston Pier, Pylon 1

  • Latitude

    -38.15

  • Longitude

    145.13

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Gazetteer

  • Georeference Protocol

    gazetteer (Aus)