MCZ Invertebrate Zoology AST-3606

Astropecten Michaelseni Koehler, 1914

Syntype of Astropecten Michaelseni

Date Collected:

1893-01-01/1893-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Southeast | Africa, West Africa ; Gold Coast, Kitta

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Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Paxillosida Astropectinidae
Determiner: René Koehler in 1914
Nature of ID: type ID
Previous Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Paxillosida Astropectinidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: expert ID

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: partial arm; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-12-13
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-12-06   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) good in collection 2 History (3)
Remarks: 2 arms broken

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-12-13
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Adam J. Baldinger 2023-03-23

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Southeast
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [no sovereign nation data]
  • Specific Locality:
  • Africa, West Africa ; Gold Coast, Kitta
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Côte d'Or, Kitta
  • Depth:
  • 26 m
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1893-01-01 / 1893-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1893
  • Collector:
  • Hans Brauns

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology AST-3606 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Asteroidea Astrospectinidae cards;

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology AST-3606 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Asteroidea Astrospectinidae cards;

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