Asterodiscides tuberculosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida

Familia: Asterodiscididae
Genus: Asterodiscides
Species: Asterodiscides tuberculosus

Name

Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906)

• original combination: Asterodiscus tuberculosus Fisher, 1906
• Type locality: USA, Hawaii, NW of Laysan Island. "Albatross" station 3940. Depth 108-128 m.
• Holotype: USNM 21172 [1]
• Paratype: USNM 31350 [2]

Synonymy

• Asterodiscus tuberculosus Fisher, 1906

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Asterodiscus tuberculosus p. 1075–1076]
• Rowe, F.W.E. 1977: A new family of Asteroidea (Echinodermata), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies of Asterodiscides. Records of the Australian Museum 31(5): 187-233. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.209 Reference page.  [as Asterodiscides tuberculosus p. 207–208]