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Leiaster leachi in life
In life — Purple Velvet Star, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
BPBM 3323Invertebrate Zoology

Leiaster leachi

Purple Velvet Star

As recorded: Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Ophidiasteridae

Collected by
S. Ralston and B. BartkoBohdan Bartko →Steve Ralston →
Locality
Penguin Bank
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
United States
Coordinates
20.8750, -157.6580
Depth
240 m
Identified by
D.M. Devaney
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of Leiaster leachiSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Leiaster leachi. BPBM 3323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37362190. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/3323.

Record sources