Hudsonaster australis Withers and Keble 1934 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae

Full reference: R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble. 1934. The Palaeozoic starfish of Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 46(2):220-249

Belongs to Hudsonaster according to R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble 1934

Sister taxa: Hudsonaster carectum, Hudsonaster incomptus, Hudsonaster milleri, Hudsonaster narrawayi, Hudsonaster ordovicus, Hudsonaster rugosus

Type specimen: Holotype 13806, National Museum, Melbourne

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hudsonaster australis in the database

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