Astropecten polyacanthus

Astropecten polyacanthus, dorsal view

Astropecten polyacanthus, ventral view

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Astropectinidae
Genus: Astropecten
Species: Astropecten polyacanthus

Name

• Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Type locality: Red Sea
  • Syntype: MNHN-IE-2014-473 [1]

Synonymy

(List may be incomplete)

• Astropecten hystrix Valenciennes in Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Type locality: Sri Lanka, as "Ceylon"
  • Syntype: MNHN-IE-2014-606 [2]

References

• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1-597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page.  [as Astropecten polyacanthus p. 64–65]
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran. Part 2, 55-112, 14 figs, 2 pls. Reference page.  [as Astropecten polyacanthus p. 60–61]
• Müller, J.P. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Astropecten polyacanthus p. 69] [original description of Astropecten hystrix p. 70]
• Sladen, P. 1883. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition - Part II. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 17: 214–269. BHL Reference page.  [as Astropecten polyacanthus p. 251]
• Shin, S. 1995. A Systematic Study on the Asteroidea in the East Sea, Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology. 11(2): 243–263. PDF Reference page.  [as Astropecten polyacanthus p. 246]