Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Sclerasterias

  • Author and date of publication

    Perrier, 1891

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    26/05/2016

  • Identified By

    Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Karen Gowlett-Holmes, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    SS04/04 82

  • Sampling Method

    Epibenthic sled (Sherman)

  • Date Visited From

    25/04/2004

  • Date Visited To

    25/04/2004

  • Depth To (m)

    168

  • Depth From (m)

    168

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Banks Strait

  • Latitude

    -40.6403

  • Longitude

    148.788

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84