Species Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)
- Asterina (Asteriscus) regularis Verrill, A.E. 1867. Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 1(2): 247-351 [250].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Auckland, New Zealand. - Patiriella mimica Livingstone, A.A. 1933. Some genera and species of the Asterinidae. Records of the Australian Museum 19(1): 1-20 pls 1-5 [16, pls 1(6-7), 2(8,10-11)].
Type data:
Holotype AM J1696, Newcastle Bight, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dartnall, A.J. 1970. The asterinid sea-stars of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 104: 73-77 [73]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
SE Tas (and Newcastle Bight); New Zealand. Depth range 0-35 m
Introduced from New Zealand.
IMCRA
Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, 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 (as Patiriella mimica Livingstone, 1933)
Dartnall, A.J. 1969. New Zealand sea stars in Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 103: 53-55 figs 1-2
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] (correct provenance of the holotype of Patiriella mimica Livingstone, 1933 not resolved)
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) |