Specimen F 123457 Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889

• Taxon Name

  Psilaster acuminatus

• Author and date of publication

  Sladen, 1889

• Preferred Common name

  Seastar

• Date Identified

  31/01/2007

• Identified By

  Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Expedition Name

  S01/85

• Collected By

  CSIRO Marine Research

• Collection Event Code

  S01/85 40

• Sampling Method

  trawl, Engels 152 midwater

• Date Visited From

  3/02/1985 6:00 AM

• Date Visited To

  3/02/1985 7:00 AM

• Depth To (m)

  644

• Depth From (m)

  650

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Asteroidea

• Superorder

  Valvatacea

• Order

  Paxillosida

• Family

  Astropectinidae

• Genus

  Psilaster

• Species Name

  acuminatus