Glyphodiscus perierctus

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

Glyphodiscus perierctus (Fisher, 1913) A.M. Clark, 1993

original combination: Iconaster perierctus Fisher, 1913

Type locality: Philippines. Sulu Archipelago, Tawitawi Grosimunul Island, Sibutu Passage, 4°56′10″N 119°46′00″E / 4.936111°N 119.766667°E / 4.936111; 119.766667. Depth 177 m.

Holotype: NMNH 30554.

Iconaster perierctus Fisher, 1913: 642–643.
Glyphodiscus mcknighti Rowe, 1989: 273–274, figs. 8A–B, 9 A–B; — H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 53–55, pl. 12.
- Type locality: Off Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea. 28°42′18″S 167°57′42″E / 28.705°S 167.96166°E / -28.705; 167.96166. Depth 450–475 m.
- Holotype: AM J21702 [1].
- Etymology: named after Donald George McKnight.
- Synonymized by Mah (2005: 144).
Glyphodiscus perierctus (Fisher, 1913) A.M. Clark, 1993: 254; — Mah, 2005: 144–147, fig. 2.

Clark, A.M. 1993. An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida, in: Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1993). Echinoderm Studies 4: 187–366
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. 1913. Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43(1944): 599–648. BHL Reference page.
Mah, C.L. 2005. A phylogeny of Iconaster and Glyphodiscus (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Goniasteridae) with descriptions of four new species. Zoosystema. 27(1): 137–161. Online Reference page.
Rowe, F.W.E. 1989. Nine New Deep-water Species of Echinodermata from Norfolk Island and Wanganella Bank, northeastern Tasman Sea, with a Checklist of the Echinoderm Fauna. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 111: 257–292. BHL. Reference page.