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title: "New Zealand Common Cushion Star"
description: "Patiriella regularis — Inne zwierzęta. Patiriella regularis, the New Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star native to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/new-zealand-common-cushion-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# New Zealand Common Cushion Star

> Patiriella regularis — Inne zwierzęta. Patiriella regularis, the New Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star native to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Patiriella regularis*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 4055
- Wikidata: [Q607902](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607902)
- iNaturalist taxon: [354820](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/354820)

## Names

- en: New Zealand Common Cushion Star

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (3715), AU (237)

## Summary

Patiriella regularis, the New Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star native to New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most common rocky shore starfish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patiriella_regularis

## Photo

![New Zealand Common Cushion Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/new-zealand-common-cushion-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter de Lange · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332960378

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/new-zealand-common-cushion-star?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).