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Taxonomy
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.
Family:
SOLASTERIDAE
Full Classification:
Echinodermata (Phylum)
> Asterozoa (Subphylum)
> Asteroidea (Class)
> Valvatacea (Superorder)
> Valvatida (Order)
> Solasteridae (Family)
> Solaster (Genus)
> notophrynus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Endeca Gray, 1840
=Solaster (Endeca) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Solaster dianae Stampanato & Jangoux, 2004
Images: Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
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Taxonomy
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.
Family:
SOLASTERIDAE
Full Classification:
Echinodermata (Phylum)
> Asterozoa (Subphylum)
> Asteroidea (Class)
> Valvatacea (Superorder)
> Valvatida (Order)
> Solasteridae (Family)
> Solaster (Genus)
> notophrynus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Endeca Gray, 1840
=Solaster (Endeca) Gray, 1840
Synonymised Names:
=Solaster dianae Stampanato & Jangoux, 2004
Details: Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
Distribution:
Macquarie Island, 330-450 metres. Also from Tasmania, Prince Edward and Marion Islands and the northwestern Atlantic, 335-1300 metres
Geographical Range:
An
Notes:
Marine, 7 arms
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • McKnight, D.G. 2006 The Marine Fauna of New Zealand. Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida
    , NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, Wellington, 120 (p.11)
  • Downey, M.E. 1971 New species of the genus Solaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Martinique, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 84 (p.39) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil