Halityle | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Oreasteridae |
Genus: | Halityle Fisher, 1913 [1] |
Species: | H. regularis
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Binomial name | |
Halityle regularis Fisher, 1913
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Halityle regularis, commonly known as the mosaic cushion star,[2] is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Halityle.[1]
The mosaic cushion star is found in the Western Central Pacific in countries such as the Philippines.[3][4] It is found in tropical climates in depths of 3–90 meters.[2][3]