Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Opissaster rotundatus (Zittel, 1864)
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Region
Field Collection Site
Collection Method
Collection Date
07 Jan 1995
Collector
Site Description
Golden Bay, Puponga Point (Abel Head), on beach along foot of cliffs on southeast side
Habitat Notes
extensive tidal Zostera covered sand flats [mid tide]
Site latitude/longitude
-40.52972 (± 100 m)
172.73722 (± 100 m)
Stratigraphy
Early to Mid Waitakian (Lw)/Oligocene/Palaeogene/Cenozoic/Relative Age
Last Update
01 Nov 2023
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