Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Coscinasterias muricata

  • Author and date of publication

    Verrill, 1867

  • Preferred Common name

    Eleven-armed Seastar

  • Other Common Names

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    1996

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    VNPMS

  • Collected By

    Fiona L Bird - Museum Victoria, Dr Genefor Walker-Smith - Museums Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    VNPMS 48

  • Sampling Method

    Quadrat/scuba

  • Date Visited From

    28/02/1996

  • Date Visited To

    28/02/1996

  • Depth From (m)

    5

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    VNPMS 48

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Great Glennie Island small cove on the NE point, behind Ramsbotham rocks

  • Latitude

    -39.0725

  • Longitude

    146.223

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84