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1890.5.7.618

Classification
Scientific name: Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889
Author: Sladen, 1889
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae
Genus: Ophidiaster
Species: helicostichus
Higher classification: Animalia; Echinodermata; Asterozoa; Asteroidea; Ambuloasteroidea; Neoasteroidea; Valvatacea; Valvatida; Ophidiasteridae
Location
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Higher geography: Australia; Australia
Minimum depth(m): 11
Collection event
Expedition: Challenger Expedition
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889 Yes
Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1890.5.7.618
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Deuterostome Invertebrates
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3673841
Preservative: IMS
Kind of collection: wet
Individual count: 1
Life stage: adult
Zoology
Barcode: 011425370
Record
Occurrence ID: 20d5711f-cbe6-4d9f-a3ff-156ed0a9161e
Modified: 2025-08-28T20:31:24+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T23:37:08+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T23:37:08+00:00
Last updated 2025-08-28T20:31:24+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb