Asteriscus setaceus, Muller & Troschel, 1842

Jangoux, Michel, 2021, The asteroid species of Lamarck (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), Zoosystema 43 (13), pp. 213-252 : 245

setaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842 , Asteriscus

( Fig. 36 )

Asteriscus setaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842: 43 .

Asterina setacea – Clark 1993: 213.

CURRENT STATUS. — Asteriscus setaceus is newly synonymized here with Paranepanthia grandis (H. L. Clark, 1928) .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — MNHN-IE-2014-638 ; holotype; Baudin expedition (1800-1804); Péron and Lesueur leg. • MHNH; Lesueur drawing collection 74024; Baudin expedition .

DISTRIBUTION. — South coast of Australia, Tasmania

REMARK

According to a note by Lesueur, the edges of abactinal surface of the individual are whitish. The holotype is altered and the drawings lack details. The species is tentatively identified here Paranepanthia grandis due to its shape with flat edge and to the oblique orientation of the actinal plates and armamement (see also the website Atlas of living Australia https://www.ala.org.au/, species Paranepanthia grandis (H.L. Clark, 1928)) .

Figures

FIG. 36. — Asteriscus setaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842: A, B, abactinal (A) and (B) actinal surfaces (MHNH, Lesueur collection 74024, details, courtesy of MHNH).