Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Pteraster

  • Author and date of publication

    Müller & Troschel, 1842

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    27/05/2016

  • 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

    S02/84

  • Collection Event Code

    S02/84 73

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, Engels high-lift demersal

  • Date Visited From

    6/05/1984 1:41 PM

  • Date Visited To

    6/05/1984 2:11 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    468

  • Depth From (m)

    444

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    S02/84 73

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    100 km NNE of Flinders Island

  • Latitude

    -39.06

  • Longitude

    148.625

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84