Species Aquilonastra coronata (von Martens, 1866)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Asterina coronata von Martens, E. 1866. Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des indischen Archipels. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 32(1): 57-88, 133-189 [73].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Batjan, Molucca and Larentuka, Flores, INdonesia.
• Asterina coronata fascicularis Fisher, W.K. 1918. Notes on Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1: 103-111 pl. 13 [110].

  Type data:

   Holotype CAS(SU) (depository uncertain), Caroline Ils.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 3(4): 361-482 figs 108-142 [390]

 

Generic Combinations

• Aquilonastra coronata (von Martens, 1866). —
  O'Loughlin, P.M. & Waters, J.M. 2004. A molecular and morphological revision of the genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61: 1-40 [13] (new combination)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Entrance Point, Broome, WA to Thursday Is., Qld; east Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-10 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls.

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	ECHINODERMATA	16-May-2024	MODIFIED	Nish Nizar (NMV)
14-Sep-2015		12-Feb-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)