Species Coronaster volsellatus (Sladen, 1889)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Asterias (Stolasterias) volsellata Sladen, W.P. 1889. Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 30: 1-893 pls 1-117 [584, pl. 107(1-4)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1890.5.7.1007, near Cebu (as Zebu), Philippines.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Known in Australia only from off Newcastle to Brush Is. NSW; S Africa, west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 82-630 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, temperate.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs

Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. London : Natural History Museum and Chapman Hall 794 pp. 75 figs 113 pls.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)