Species Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840)
- Asterias calamaria Gray, J.E. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the Class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 6: 175-184, 275-290 [179].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1938.8.10.1, Mauritius (as 'Isle de France').Subsequent designation references:
Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. London : Natural History Museum and Chapman Hall 794 pp. 75 figs 113 pls. [426].
Generic Combinations
- Stolasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840) [Name in Zoological Catalogue, not supported by genetic data according to Waters & Roy (2003)]. —
Rowe, F.W.E in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. 213 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995]
Waters, J. & Roy, M. 2003. Global phylogeography of the fissiparous sea-star genus Coscinasterias. Marine Biology 142(1): 185-191 - Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Houtman Abrolhos to Point Maud, WA and Heron Is., Qld; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-18 m.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.
General References
Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (some specimens previously identified as this species are Coscinasterias muricata)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2012 | 11-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |