Ceramaster japonicus

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
Genus: Ceramaster
Species: Ceramaster japonicus

Name

Ceramaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889)

Original combination: Pentagonaster japonicus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 232. Japan, Sagami Bay. 35.183333°N 139.466667°E / 35.183333; 139.466667. Depth 345 fms.

Syntype: BMNH 1890.5.7.404-405 [1].

Synonymy

• Pentagonaster japonicus Sladen, 1889: 272–275, pl. 46, figs. 1–2, pl. 49 figs. 1–2; — Gotō, 1914: 313–326, pl. 11 figs. 164–170.
• Mediaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889) Verrill, 1899: 183.
• Ceramaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889) Fisher, 1911: 206–210, pl. 37 fig. 1–3, pl. 59 fig. 3.

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76(1): xiii+420 pp.; 122 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Gotō, S. 1914. A descriptive monograph of Japanese asteroidea. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 29: 1–808. 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. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1899. Revision of certain Genera and Species of Starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(1): 145-234. BHL. Reference page.