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

    2003

  • Identified By

    P M. O'Loughlin

  • Number Of Specimens

    3

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    University of Melbourne Department of Zoology

  • Date Visited From

    3/12/1985

  • Date Visited To

    3/12/1985

  • 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

    Trousers point, Flinders Island

  • Latitude

    -40.22

  • Longitude

    148.02

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84