Asterostegus maini

Asterostegus maini

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Euryalida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasse: Myophiuroidea
Infraclasse: Metophiurida
Superordo: Euryophiurida
Ordo: Euryalida

Familia: Euryalidae
Genus: Asterostegus
Species: Asterostegus maini

Name

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Asterostegus maini McKnight, 2003

Type locality: Cook Islands, New Zealand.

Holotype: NIWA 7564, H-733, ethanol preserved specimen, vicinity of Pukapuka Atoll, Manihiki Plateau, Cook Islands, New Zealand, 10˚53.0’S, 165˚55.2’W – 10˚52.4’S, 165˚55.4’W, 417-446 m depth, 21 Apr. 1986.

Distribution: Only known from off Cook island, 417-446 m depth, New Zealand (type locality).

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