calcar var. hexagona Lamarck, 1816, Asterias

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Asterias calcar var. hexagona Lamarck, 1816: 557 .

Asteriscus australis (part.) Müller & Troschel, 1842: 43.

Meridiastra gunni – Clark 1993: 225. — O’Loughlin & Waters 2004: 3.

CURRENT STATUS. — Meridiastra gunni (Gray, 1840) .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — MNHN-IE-2014-508; holotype; King George Sound, Albany; Baudin expedition (1800-1804); Péron and Lesueur leg . • MHNH; Lesueur drawings collection; ref. 74003; Baudin expedition .

DISTRIBUTION. — SW to SE Australia, Tasmania.

REMARK

The type specimen of Asterias calcar var. hexagona was not recognised by Müller & Troschel (1842) who made it one of the types of their new species, Asteriscus australis .