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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Echinodermata (phylum) » Asteroidea (class) » Paxillosida (order) » Astropectinidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 25 111016 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Astropecten zebra Sladen, 1883 |
CAAB category: | 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) |
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Family: | 25 111 Astropectinidae (seastars) - show full list | |
Common Name: | [a seastar] | |
Organism Type: | a seastar | |
Taxon lists: |
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Parent Codes: |
25 111901
Astropecten spp. |
Taxon Notes: | This species has been included as a synonym of Astropecten vappa, but here we follow Rowe & Gates (1995) and maintain it as distinct pending further research. | ||||||
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Rowe, F.W.E. Gates, J., 1995, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 33. Echinodermata. CSIRO, East Melbourne |