Species Euretaster insignis (Sladen, 1882)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Retaster insignis Sladen, W.P. 1882. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. — Part I. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 16: 189-246 [200].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1890.5.7.736, Arafura Sea, Indo-Malay Archipelago.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Dunsborough, WA to Moreton Bay, Qld; west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-132 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, 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. [73] (following comments by H.L. Clark the relationship between this species and Euretaster cribrosus (von Martens, 1867) is still unresolved)

 

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)