Diagnosis
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Comaster with cirri IX-XXVII, of 14-20 segments; distal cirrals with aboral pointed tubercle or transverse ridge; axils often giving rise to a brachitaxis and a free arm that alternate on successive axils; up to 135 arms; distalmost comb-bearing pi
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Distribution
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NW Shelf, West Australia to Scawfell Island, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-91 m
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne).
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Distribution
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Also distributed in East indies, North of Australia, Philippines and South Pacific Islands (Clark & Rowe (1971)); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, suspension feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-91 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Clark, A. M. (1984). Echinodermata of the Seychelles. In: (Ed) D. R. Stoddart. Biogeography and Ecology of the Seychelles Islands. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague. 83-102.
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