Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) are being added to the checklist and photo sections of the website. This is to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.
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Allostichaster insignis (Farquhar, 1895) Marine, Endemic, Intertidal to subtidal, 6 arms Widespread in NZ but more common south of Cook Strait, also Auckland and Antipodes Islands CFAnE.
Stichaster australis (Verrill, 1867) Reef Starfish, Marine, Endemic, Purple-pink and apricot colour with 11 arms Throughout NZ, Chatham and Snares Islands ACFMAnE.
Key to 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