Hippasteria capstonei

Hippasteria capstonei

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: Hippasterinae
Genus: Hippasteria
Species: Hippasteria capstonei

Name

Hippasteria capstonei Mah, 2022

• Type locality: South Johnston Seamount, Johnston Atoll region, North Pacific Ocean. 15º02’N, 170º52’W, 1994 m, Coll. C. Mah & C. Kelley, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer using ROV Deep Discoverer, EX 1706 . 25 July 2017.

• Holotype: USNM 1457387 [1]

References

• 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.  [original description of Hippasteria capstonei p. 51–53]

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