Mediaster australiensis

Mediaster australiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Mediaster
Species: Mediaster australiensis

Name

Mediaster australiensis H.L. Clark, 1916

• Type locality: East coast of Flinders Island, Bass Strait. Depth 40 fms.
• Paralectotype: NMV F45045 [1].
• Paratypes: MCZ AST-2142 [2]; MCZ AST-2470 [3]; MCZ AST-2518 [4].

Synonymy

• Mediaster australiensis H.L. Clark, 1916: 39–41, figs. 1–3, pl. 9(1–2); — Cotton & Godfrey, 1942: 199; – McKnight, 2006: 98–99, pl. 85.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1916. Report on the Sea-Lilies, Starfishes, Brittle-Stars and Sea-Urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia 4(1): 1–123, pls. I–XLIV. BHL Reference page. 
• Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1942. Echinodermata of the Flindersian Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 7: 193–234. BHL. Reference page. 
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page.