Pincushion Cushionstar (Culcita schmideliana)

Invertebrateverified

Culcita schmideliana

(Bruzelius, 1805)

Pincushion Cushionstar

Also known as: Pincushion Starfish, Spiny Cushion Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Oreasteridae

Where to find it

common

India India (Lakshadweep)Indonesia (Java)Madagascar Tanzania

occasional

rare

Maldives Myanmar Thailand (Andaman Sea)

Other species in Oreasteridae

Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)

Culcita novaeguineae

Cushion Star

Beaded Starfish (Pentaceraster mammillatus)

Pentaceraster mammillatus

Beaded Starfish

Grainy Cushion Star (Choriaster granulatus)

Choriaster granulatus

Grainy Cushion Star

Red-Knobbed Sea Star (Protoreaster lincki)

Protoreaster lincki

Red-Knobbed Sea Star

Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus)

Oreaster reticulatus

Cushion Sea Star

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