Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)
Phylum: Echinodermata
This is not a Mollusc. Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) have been included to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.
Classification:
Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Valvatida (Order) >
Asterinidae (Family) >
Patiriella (Genus) > regularis (Species)
Distribution:
North and South Islands, and Chatham Islands. Has spread to southern Australia and Tasmania
Geographical Range:
ACFME.
Notes:
Cushion Star, Marine, Endemic, 5 arms, sometimes 4 or 6, colour highly variable, sometimes mottled. Intertidal to sublittoral