''Halityle regularis'', commonly known as the mosaic cushion star, is a species of

sea star Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...

in the family

Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Starfish, Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. W ...

. It is the sole species in the genus ''Halityle''.

Distribution

The mosaic cushion star is found in the Western Central Pacific in countries such as the

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. It is found in

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climates in depths of 3–90 meters.

References

Oreasteridae Monotypic echinoderm genera Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub