calcitrapa var. 2 Lamarck, 1816, Asterias

(Fig. 7)

Asterias calcitrapa Lamarck, 1816: 563 .

CURRENT STATUS. — Asterias calcitrapa var. 2 is newly synonymized here with Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — MHNH; Lesueur drawings collection; ref. 74011; Baudin expedition (1800-1804); Péron and Lesueur leg .

DISTRIBUTION. — From west and north Australia up to Sri Lanka and South China sea.

REMARK

Péron and Lesueur’s material of A. calcitrapa var. 2 could not be found in the MNHN.

Lesueur detailed drawings of both arm cross section and arm actinal surface (Fig. 7C and D) allow to identify the species as Astropecten vappa .