Narcissia trigonaria

Narcissus Sea Star

As recorded: Narcissia trigonaria Sladen, 1889

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Ophidiasteridae

Locality: Brazil
Region: Brazil
Depth: 85 m
Identified by: C. Mah 31 July 1997
Record type: Preserved specimen

Narcissia trigonaria observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-20.

2025-09-20

Arquipelago de Alcatrazes, Brasil

(c) Aureliane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14

Piúva, Ilhabela - SP, Brasil

(c) Antonio Amaral, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-10

Paraty - RJ, 23970-000, Brasil

(c) Gualter Santana Pedrini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-12-08

Ilha Redonda - Mona Cagarras

(c) Athila Bertoncini Andrade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2020-10-17

Arquipélago de Alcatrazes - State of São Paulo, Brazil

(c) R Vasconcellos, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-08-31

Santos - SP, Brasil

(c) João D'Andretta, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Narcissia trigonaria. BPBM 4694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979305873. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4694.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 4979305873 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026