---
title: "Carpet Sea Star"
description: "Meridiastra calcar — Outros animais. Meridiastra calcar, formerly classified as Patiriella calcar, is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/carpet-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carpet Sea Star

> Meridiastra calcar — Outros animais. Meridiastra calcar, formerly classified as Patiriella calcar, is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae.

- Scientific name: *Meridiastra calcar*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4832
- Wikidata: [Q1914078](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1914078)
- iNaturalist taxon: [355872](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355872)

## Names

- en: Carpet Sea Star

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4728)

## Summary

Meridiastra calcar, formerly classified as Patiriella calcar, is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae. It is endemic to Australia. It is commonly known as carpet sea star, cushion sea star, or eight-armed sea star.

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

## Photo

![Carpet Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/carpet-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Darcy Nugent · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213288590

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/carpet-sea-star?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).