Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Meridiastra calcar

  • Author and date of publication

    (Lamarck, 1816)

  • Preferred Common name

    Eight-armed Cushion Star

  • Other Common Names

    Seastar

  • Number Of Specimens

    3

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Marine Research Group of Victoria

  • Sampling Method

    Dredge

  • Date Visited From

    11/06/1989

  • Date Visited To

    11/06/1989

  • Depth From (m)

    3

  • 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

    NE of Snake Island

  • Latitude

    -39.7483

  • Longitude

    146.614

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84