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New Zealand Common Cushion Star
Patiriella regularis
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what is it?
Patiriella regularis , or New Zealand common cushion star , is a sea star of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It has an arm spread of up to 60 mm.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 4,093 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Addison Emery Verrill in 1867 (159 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- New Zealand Common Cushion Star
- scientific name
- Patiriella regularis
- class
- Asteroidea
- order
- Valvatida
- family
- Asterinidae
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 4,093
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1867 by Addison Emery Verrill
relatives· Asterinidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 354820, Wikidata Q607902, GBIF 2272283, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.