Specimen F 240557 Pectinaster mimicus (Sladen, 1889)

• Taxon Name

  Pectinaster mimicus

• Author and date of publication

  (Sladen, 1889)

• Preferred Common name

  Seastar

• Date Identified

  18/05/2016

• Identified By

  Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

• Number Of Specimens

  2

• Specimen Nature

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

• Expedition Name

  SLOPE

• Collected By

  Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, et al

• Collection Event Code

  SLOPE 60

• Sampling Method

  trawl, 3.5 m beam

• Date Visited From

  23/10/1988 2:50 AM

• Date Visited To

  23/10/1988 3:40 AM

• Depth To (m)

  2700

• Depth From (m)

  2800

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Asteroidea

• Order

  Notomyotida

• Family

  Benthopectinidae

• Genus

  Pectinaster

• Species Name

  mimicus