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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)
> Crossaster (Genus)
> multispinus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Polyaster Gray, 1840
=Solaster (Polyaster) Gray, 1840
=Solaster(Polyaster) Gray, 1840
Images: Crossaster multispinus H.L. Clark, 1916
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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)
> Crossaster (Genus)
> multispinus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Polyaster Gray, 1840
=Solaster (Polyaster) Gray, 1840
=Solaster(Polyaster) Gray, 1840
Details: Crossaster multispinus H.L. Clark, 1916
Distribution:
Widespread throughout NZ from Kermadec Islands to Campbell Plateau, 39-1427 metres. Also recorded from south-eastern Australia, 90-1152 metres
Geographical Range:
KACFAn
Notes:
Marine
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.13)

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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