echinophora Lamarck, 1816, Asterias

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Asterias echinophora Lamarck, 1816: 560 .

Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus – Clark & Downey 1992: 367.

CURRENT STATUS. — Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck,1816) .

M ATERIAL EXAMINED. — North America • MNHN-IE-2014-72; 4 syntypes; coast of Virginia; Lamarck collection .

DISTRIBUTION. — From Florida to NE Brazil.

REMARK

Lamarck’s type locality is doubtful and the syntypes most probably came from Brazil (Clark & Downey 1992: 370).