Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Meridiastra calcar

  • Author and date of publication

    (Lamarck, 1816)

  • Preferred Common name

    Eight-armed Cushion Star

  • Other Common Names

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    1978

  • Identified By

    P M. O'Loughlin

  • Number Of Specimens

    4

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Dry

  • Date Visited From

    7/12/1978

  • Date Visited To

    7/12/1978

  • Depth To (m)

    2

  • Depth From (m)

    0

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Paterson, cape South of Boat ramp

  • Latitude

    -38.68

  • Longitude

    145.62

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84