Parvulastra parvivipara

Parvulastra parvivipara
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Parvulastra
Species:
P. parvivipara
Binomial name
Parvulastra parvivipara
(Keough & Dartnall, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Patiriella parvivipara Keough and Dartnall, 1978

Parvulastra parvivipara is a very small species of starfish in the family Asterinidae. It is a viviparous species and gives birth to live young. It lives in rock pools on intertidal granite rocks in a limited area of South Australia.