Atheraster arandae

Circeaster arandae, holotype

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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 Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Atheraster
Species: Atheraster arandae

Name

• Atheraster arandae (Mah, 2006) Mah, 2022
  • Original combination: Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006
  • Type locality: Madagascar. 13°48.8’S, 47°29.4’E, 1800- 2000 m, 27.II.1975
  • Holotype: MNHN-IE-2014-319 [EcAs 11727] [1]
  • Paratypes: MNHN-IE-2014-320 [EcAs 11728] [2]; MNHN-IE-2014-322 [EcAs 11729] [3]

Synonymy

• Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006

References

• Jangoux, M. 2022. The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris. Zoosystema. 44(11): 259–334. DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11 PDF Reference page.  [Circeaster arandae p. 267]
• Mah, C.L. 2006. Phylogeny and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid Circeaster (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) including descriptions of six new species. Zoosystema. 28(4): 917–954. PDF Reference page.  [original description of Circeaster arandae p. 934–935]
• Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Reference page.  [as Atheraster arandae nov. comb. p. 26]
• Mah, C.L. (2023). World Asteroidea Database. Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254811 on 2023-02-26

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