Starfish

These starfish were collected in Christiansund, Norway at a depth of 108-144m. They are part of the Sladen collection. Sladen’s widow, Constance, wanted his collection to remain together and accessible for study, so she presented it to RAMM in 1903.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
263/1903/A/35
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Echinoderms
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Common Name
starfish
Simple Name
starfish
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)

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ECHINODERMATA; STELLEROIDEA; Asteroidea; Valvatida; Goniasteridae; Ceramaster granularis (Retzius)