Starfish

These starfish is from the Sladen collection. It was collected during the Challenger Expedition at Simon’s Bay at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The water was 36m deep.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
263/1903/A/56
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Echinoderms
Common Name
starfish
Simple Name
starfish
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)

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ECHINODERMATA; STELLEROIDEA; Asteroidea; Forcipulatida; Asteriidae; Marthasterias glacialis rarispina (Perrier)