Species Stellaster princeps Sladen, 1889

Museums

Regional Maps

• Stellaster princeps 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 [323, pl. 58(1-2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1890.5.7.1092–6, Booby Is., Torres Strait, QLD.
• Stellaster megaloprepes Clark, H.L. 1914. The echinoderms of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 1(3): 132-173 fig. 1 pls 17-26 [141, pl. 18].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM Z1745 (old number: 4030), off Port Hedland, WA.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [97]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Point Cloates, WA to off Cape York, Qld. Depth range 0-210 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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.

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)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)