Specimen F 123156 Pteraster affinis (Smith, 1876)

• Taxon Name

  Pteraster affinis

• Author and date of publication

  (Smith, 1876)

• Preferred Common name

  Seastar

• Date Identified

  30/01/2007

• Identified By

  Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

• Number Of Specimens

  2

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Expedition Name

  SS01/00

• Collection Event Code

  SS01/00 154

• Sampling Method

  Epibenthic Sled

• Date Visited From

  17/04/2000

• Date Visited To

  17/04/2000

• Depth To (m)

  1527

• Depth From (m)

  1520

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Asteroidea

• Order

  Velatida

• Family

  Pterasteridae

• Genus

  Pteraster

• Species Name

  affinis