Hoplaster clarki

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: Odontasteridae
Genus: Hoplaster
Species: Hoplaster clarki

Name

Hoplaster clarki (McKnight, 2006)

• Original combination: Diabocilla clarki McKnight, 2006
• Type locality: NIWA station Z10728. New Zealand. 42.766667°S 179.922667°W / -42.766667; -179.922667. Depth 935 m.
• Holotype: NIWA 25638 [formely H-869].
• Paratypes: NIWA 3870 [formely P-1421]; NIWA 3871 [formely P-1422].
• Etymology: named after Malcolm R. Clark.

Synonymy

• Diabocilla clarki McKnight, 2006: 103–104, pl. 89.
• Hoplaster clarki (McKnight, 2006) Mah, 2023: 52–54, figs. 2A–F.

References

• Mah, C.L. 2023. New occurrences and a new genus and species of ‘Toothless’ Odontasteridae (Asteroidea) from Australian waters. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 38(1): 49–67. DOI: 10.18195/ISSN.0312-3162.38.2023.049-067 . Reference page. 
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page.