Species Bunaster ritteri Döderlein, 1896
- Bunaster ritteri Döderlein, L. 1896. Bericht über die von Herrn Prof. Semon bei Amboina und Thursday Island gesammelten Asteroidea. Denkschriften der Gesellschaft, Jena 8: 301–322 pls 28–32 [317].
Type data:
Holotype ZSM 935/1 (depository uncertain), Ambon (as Amboina), Indonesia. - Bunaster lithodes Fisher, W.K. 1917. New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 30: 89-94 [91].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 2498, Apo Reef, Mindoro Strait, Philippines.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Marsh, L.M. 1991. A revision of the echinoderm genus Bunaster (Asteroidea: Ophidiasteridae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(2): 419-433 4 figs 1 table [422]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef; South China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia. Depth range 0-54 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine, reefal.
General References
Marsh, L.M. 1991. A revision of the echinoderm genus Bunaster (Asteroidea: Ophidiasteridae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(2): 419-433 4 figs 1 table
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |