Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Meridiastra gunnii

  • Author and date of publication

    (Gray, 1840)

  • Preferred Common name

    Six-armed Cushion Star

  • Other Common Names

    Purple Cushion Star, Seastar

  • Date Identified

    2002

  • Identified By

    P M. O'Loughlin

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: dry, Fixative treatment: ethanol 70%/dried, Medium: dry

  • Collected By

    David Howlett

  • Sampling Method

    Dredge

  • Date Visited From

    17/12/1967

  • Date Visited To

    25/12/1967

  • Depth From (m)

    29

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    South Australia

  • Precise Location

    Goat island, Nuyts Archipelago

  • Latitude

    -32.3

  • Longitude

    133.52

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84