Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Solaster

  • Author and date of publication

    Forbes, 1839

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    20/05/2016

  • Identified By

    Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 70%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    SS01/97

  • Collected By

    Tim N. Stranks, et al, CSIRO

  • Collection Event Code

    SS01/97 15

  • Sampling Method

    Epibenthic Sled

  • Date Visited From

    23/01/1997 6:41 AM

  • Date Visited To

    23/01/1997 6:51 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    1122

  • Depth From (m)

    1100

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    SS01/97 15

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    82.9 km SSE of South East Cape, "Sister 1" seamount

  • Latitude

    -44.27

  • Longitude

    147.29

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps