Species List for Family: Solasteridae
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Click here to filter list on Geographical RangeFamily: Solasteridae
- Crossaster multispinus H.L. Clark, 1916
Marine
Widespread throughout NZ from Kermadec Islands to Campbell Plateau, 39-1427 metres. Also recorded from south-eastern Australia, 90-1152 metres
KACFAn - Lophaster suluensis Fisher, 1913
Marine, Endemic
From Three Kings Rise and the southern Norfolk Ridge, to north and west of northern NZ, 841-930 metres
KAE. - Paralophaster hyalinus H.E.S. Clark, 1970
Marine
Challenger Plateau, Chatham Rise and Bounty Platform, to 890 metres
CF - Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
Marine, 7 arms
Macquarie Island, 330-450 metres. Also from Tasmania, Prince Edward and Marion Islands and the northwestern Atlantic, 335-1300 metres
An - Solaster torulatus Sladen, 1889
Marine, Endemic
From Kermadec Islands to Campbell Plateau, 308-1540 metres
KACFAnE.
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
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
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