Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 7, 1791
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 7 Feb 1791
Additional Source Text:
The donor was identified as from Talbot County, Md.
Also listed in New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth), 23 Feb 1791
Notes:
There are about 1,500 species of starfish or sea stars throughout the world's oceans; pictured here is the common starfish (Asterias rubens).
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Starfish
Current Common Name:
Common starfish
Current Scientific Name
Asterias rubens
