Species Smilasterias clarkailsa O'Loughlin & O'Hara, 1990
- Smilasterias clarkailsa O'Loughlin, P.M. & O'Hara, T.D. 1990. A review of the genus Smilasterias (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), with descriptions of two new species from south-eastern Australia, one a gastric brooder, and a new species from Macquarie Island. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 307-323 3 figs 1 pl.
Type data:
Holotype NMV F53754 1 ethanol specimen, Australia, Macquarie Island, off Lusitania Bay, 100-105m [54°43.5'S 158°53.1'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F53755 1 specimen, Australia, Macquarie Island, off Lusitania Bay, 100-105 m [54°43.5'S 158°53.1'E]; NMV F53753 1 specimen, Macquarie Island, off Nuggets Point, 108-135m [54°33.4'S 158°56.9'E]; BMNH 1965.8.5.220 4 specimens, Macquarie Island, off Lusitania Bay, 69m (BANZARE stn 83) [54°42.5'S 158°54.5'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
From Macquarie Island and around continental slope of southern Tasmania (O'Hara, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-Feb-2012 | ADDED |