Atheraster luma

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
Subfamilia: Circeasterinae
Genus: Atheraster
Species: Atheraster luma

Name

Atheraster luma Mah, 2024

Type locality: 82.6 km SSE of South East Cape, “J1” seamount. 44°14′S 147°22′E / 44.24°S 147.36°E / -44.24; 147.36, 1200–1450 m, 27 Jan 1997, coll. Museums Victoria and T.N. Stranks, CSIRO, R/V Southern Surveyor “Seamount” cruise (SSO)197).

Holotype: NMV F 122778 [1].

Synonymy

Atheraster luma Mah, 2024: 3–5, fig. 1a–f.

References

Mah, C.L. 2024a. New Goniasteridae and in situ observations significant to deep-sea coral predation. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 83: 1–35. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2024.83.01 . Reference page.