Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 4, 1811
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 56
Notes:
The common starfish (Asterias rubens) is the most common and familiar starfish in the northeast Atlantic and is native to all British and Irish coasts.
The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, off the east coast of mainland Scotland.
Current Common Name:
Common starfish
Current Scientific Name
Asterias rubens
