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1937.6.18.20

Classification
Scientific name: Hyphelaster giganteus Macan
Author: Macan
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Family: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Hyphelaster
Species: giganteus
Higher classification: Echinodermata; Asteroidea; Porcellanasteridae
Location
Locality: South West slope, Carlsberg Ridge
Minimum depth(m): 3840
Maximum depth(m): 3872
Collection event
Expedition: John Murray Expedition
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Hyphelaster giganteus Macan Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1937.6.18.20
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Deuterostome Invertebrates
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3656202
Registration code: EC01
Preservative: IMS
Kind of collection: wet
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 011050503
Record
Occurrence ID: 34cf14bf-13f2-40cf-85bd-ec8d4104632a
Modified: 2025-08-28T20:19:09+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T23:06:54+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T23:06:54+00:00
Last updated 2025-08-28T20:19:09+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