Gilbertaster anacanthus

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

Gilbertaster anacanthus Fisher, 1906

Type locality: Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Malae Point, 20°06′10″N 155°59′38″W / 20.1028°N 155.994°W / 20.1028; -155.994, Albatross station 4041, depth 463–699 m.

Holotype: USNM 21168 [1].

Gilbertaster anacanthus Fisher, 1906: 1063–1065, pl. 27 figs. 2, 2a–c; — H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 49–52, pl. 11 fig. 15; — Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010: 272–273, fig. 3E–G; — Mah, 2024a: 26–28, figs. 12c–d, 13a–g.
Gilbertaster brodiei McKnight, 1973: 192, fig. 10.
- Type locality: Gisborne, North Island (southeast of East Cape), 740–913 m, NIWA station E719.
- Synonymised by H.E.S. Clark & McKnight (2001: 49).

Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page.
Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.
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.
Mah, C.L., Nizinski, M., Lundsten, L. 2010. Phylogenetic revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): systematics of deep sea corallivores, including one new genus and three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 160(2): 266–301. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00703.x Reference page.
McKnight, D.G. 1973. Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: family Goniasteridae. NZOI records 1(13): 171–195. Reference page.