Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Pteraster

  • Author and date of publication

    Müller & Troschel, 1842

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    30/05/2016

  • Identified By

    Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    AA97

  • Collected By

    Tania M. Bardsley - Museum Victoria, Robyn Ickeringill - Museum Victoria, C Haywood

  • Collection Event Code

    AA97 26

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, beam

  • Date Visited From

    7/03/1997 7:22 AM

  • Date Visited To

    7/03/1997 7:27 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    320

  • Depth From (m)

    320

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    AA97 26

  • Country

    Antarctica

  • Precise Location

    Prydz Bay, Four Ladies Bank

  • Latitude

    -67.443

  • Longitude

    76.6457

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps