Archaster americanus

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Object Details

Collector

United States Fish Commission

Ocean/Sea/Gulf

North Atlantic Ocean

Vessel

Fish Hawk R/V

Record Last Modified

9 Feb 2018

Site Number

865

Specimen Count

Collection Date

4 Sep 1880

USNM Number

25149

Type Citation

Verrill. 1880. Am. J. Sci. 20(41) : 402.

Type Status

Syntype

Depth (m)

119 - 119

Preparation

Dry

Place

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Published Name

Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880

Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)

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Invertebrate Zoology

Echinodermata

Data Source

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3663f86c4-4b85-467f-9395-698c514e8374

Record ID

nmnhinvertebratezoology_303202