Calliaster baccatus Sladen, 1889 
AphiaID: 213263

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatida > Goniasteridae > Calliaster

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Calliaster Gray, 1840
Sources		original description: Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates. [details] basis of record: Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		South Africa (country) [details]
Image		Calliaster baccatus, South Africa added on 2009-02-19 - author: Picton, Bernard qualitystatus: checked by Picton, Bernard on 2009-02-19 20:14:19
Edit history		Date    action    by 1999-09-30 19:39:51 GMT   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2000-09-26 07:19:20 GMT   changed   Maria 2008-10-18 04:20:59 GMT   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C. (2009). Calliaster baccatus Sladen, 1889. In: Mah, C.L. (2009). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2009). World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213263 on 2010-02-09