calcar var. hexagona Lamarck, 1816, Asterias

Asterias calcar var. hexagona Lamarck, 1816: 557 . — Jangoux 2021: 216.

Meridastra gunni ‒ O’Loughlin & Waters 2004: 3.

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

TYPE MATERIAL. — Australia • holotype; King George Sound ( Albany); Baudin expedition; 1800-1804; Péron & Lesueur leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-458.

REMARKS

Photographs and drawings of A. calcar var. hexagona holotype are presented in Jangoux (2021: 220, fig. 5).

A. calcar var. hexagona holotype was not recognized by Müller & Troschel (1842: 43) who described it as one of the type specimens of a new species ( Asteriscus australis).