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Diabocilla clarki McKnight, 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diabocilla clarki McKnight, 2006
Name authority
McKnight, 2006
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Family
Odontasteridae
Genus
Diabocilla
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumEchinodermata
  4. subphylumAsterozoa
  5. classAsteroidea de Blainville, 1830
  6. subclassAmbuloasteroidea Blake & Hagdorn, 2003
  7. infraclassNeoasteroidea Gale, 1987
  8. superorderValvatacea Blake, 1987
  9. familyOdontasteridae Verrill, 1899
  10. genusDiabocilla McKnight, 2006
  11. speciesDiabocilla clarki McKnight, 2006

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 2 records assigned to Odontasteridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, 120: 1–187. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:356SJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.