Benthaster wyvillethomsoni

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Velatida 

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: Velatida

Familia: Pterasteridae
Genus: Benthaster
Species: Benthaster wyvillethomsoni

Name

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Benthaster wyvillethomsoni Sladen, 1882

Type locality: Challenger station 244. North Pacific Ocean. 35°22′00″N 169°53′00″E / 35.366667°N 169.883333°E / 35.366667; 169.883333. Depth 2900 fms.

Etymology: named after Charles Wyville Thomson.

Synonymy

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  • Benthaster wyvillethomsoni Sladen, 1882: 243–244; 1889: 527–528, pl. 94 figs. 1–5.

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