Starfish Skeleton - Asteroidea - 13.5 cm - 15 cm - 1.5 cm - (1)

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Specimen Estrela do Mar (Asteroidea), 1 item from Europe, in good condition, dating to 1995, dimensions 13.5 × 15 cm, weight 20 g.

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Beautiful dry starfish specimen from the family Coscinasterias tenuispina. It is an echinoderm with a spiny, rigid, and calcareous exoskeleton, visible due to the specimen's dehydration.
The dry specimen has a brown color and a rough texture, with prominent spines covering the upper surface (aboral).
Its pentarradial symmetry is clearly visible, with five arms extending from a central disc. The dorsal side does not contain the mouth, which is located on the ventral (inferior) side.
Starfish belong to the phylum Echinodermata, which means 'spiny skin,' a characteristic evident in this specimen.
Dried specimens like this are often used for decoration or in coastal and natural history collections.

Dimensions
13.5x15cm
Total weight: 20g

Beautiful dry starfish specimen from the family Coscinasterias tenuispina. It is an echinoderm with a spiny, rigid, and calcareous exoskeleton, visible due to the specimen's dehydration.
The dry specimen has a brown color and a rough texture, with prominent spines covering the upper surface (aboral).
Its pentarradial symmetry is clearly visible, with five arms extending from a central disc. The dorsal side does not contain the mouth, which is located on the ventral (inferior) side.
Starfish belong to the phylum Echinodermata, which means 'spiny skin,' a characteristic evident in this specimen.
Dried specimens like this are often used for decoration or in coastal and natural history collections.

Dimensions
13.5x15cm
Total weight: 20g

Details

Era
1900-2000
Specimen
Starfish
Scientific Name
Asteroidea
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Europe
Condition
Fair condition
Year
1995
Weight
20 g
Depth
1.5 cm
Height
13.5 cm
Width
15 cm
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Objects sold
93.75%
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