decanus Müller & Troschel, 1843, Echinaster

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Echinaster decanus Müller & Troschel, 1843: 114 .

Plectaster decanus – Clark 1996: 244.

CURRENT STATUS. — Plectaster decanus (Müller & Troschel, 1843) .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — MHNH: Lesueur drawings collection, ref. 74053 ( Baudin expedition, Péron and Lesueur leg.) .

DISTRIBUTION. — The species is distributed thoughout the south coast of Australia up to Newcastle in New South Wales, and in Tasmania.

REMARK

Péron and Lesueur’s material of Echinaster decanus could not be found in the MNHN.