Styracaster horridus

Styracaster horridus, dorsal view

Styracaster horridus, 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: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Styracaster
Species: Styracaster horridus

Name

Styracaster horridus Sladen, 1883

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, north of Ascension Island. "Challenger Expedition" station 346. 2°42′S, 14°41′N. Depth 2350 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.127-129 [1].

Synonymy

• Styracaster horridus Sladen, 1883: 229–232; 1889: 150–152, pl. 23 figs. 5–7, pl. 27 figs. 17–20; — Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891: 434; — Alcock, 1893: 86; — Koehler, 1909b: 38–39; 1921: 2; — Madsen, 1951: 78–80, fig. 2; 1961: 93–107, figs. 12–17, pl. 7–8; — H.E.S. Clark, 1970: 15; — Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972: 1341–1342.
• Chunaster scapanephorus Ludwig, 1907: 316–317; — Lieberkind, 1932: 288–291, textfig. 11, pl. 1 fig. 7, pl. 5 figs. 1–3, pl. 6 figs. 16–18, pl. 7 fig. 4; — Madsen, 1951: 80–81.
  • Type locality: South of Sumatra. Depth 5248 m.
  • Holotype: ZMB 7303.
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 93).

References

• Alcock, A.W. 1893. Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine Survey Steamer `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 6) 11(62) (art. 15): 73–121. BHLReference page. 
• Cherbonnier, G. & Sibuet, M. 1972. Résultats scientifiques de la campagne Noratlante : Astérides et Ophiurides. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 3ème série - Zoologie. 102(76): 1333–1394. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.E.S. 1970. Sea-stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from" Eltanin" Cruise 26, with a Review of the New Zealand Asteroid Fauna. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington. 52: 1–34. PDF. Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909b. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Astéries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoïdes). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert 1er Prince Souverain de Monaco. 34: 1-317. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1921. Échinoderme (Astéries, Ophiures et Crinoides) des dernières campagnes de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique de Monaco. 396: 1-8. BHL Reference page. 
• Lieberkind, I. 1932. Asteridae der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1. Porcellanasteridae. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 21: 271–299. Reference page. 
• Ludwig, H. 1907. Diagnosen neuer Tiefsee-Seesterne aus der Familie der Porcellanasteriden. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 31: 312–319. BHL Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1951. Ophiuroidea. Report of the Swedish Deep-Sea Expedition. 2: 107-117. Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1961. The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Report. 4: 33–174. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i–xlii, 1–893. BHL Reference page. 
• Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. 1891e. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer ‘Investigator,’ Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding.—Series II., No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890–91. Annals and magazine of natural history. (6)8(48): 427–452, pl. 17. BHL. Reference page.