Species Bunaster variegatus H.L. Clark, 1938
- Bunaster variegatus Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [134, pl. 22(1)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 3214, Bunker Bay, WA.
Paratype(s) AM J6177 1 specimen, Rottnest Is, WA; MCZ 3213 2 specimens; MCZ 3215 1 specimen; WAM Z1747 5 specimens (old number: 18/22–31; 3 juvenile specimens not considered paratypes), Bathurst Point, Rottnest Is, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape Leeuwin to Shark Bay WA. Depth range 0-190 m.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, temperate.
General References
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) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |