Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Goniasteridae

  • Author and date of publication

    Forbes, 1841

  • Type Status

    Paratype

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    2016

  • Identified By

    Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collection Event Code

    TAN0308 055

  • Sampling Method

    Epibenthic sled (small)

  • Date Visited From

    21/05/2003

  • Date Visited To

    21/05/2003

  • Depth To (m)

    330

  • Depth From (m)

    292

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Ocean

    Tasman Sea

  • Precise Location

    Lord Howe Rise, site 7

  • Latitude

    -29.052

  • Longitude

    159.007

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84