Pillsburiaster maini

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: Pillsburiaster
Species: Pillsburiaster maini

Name

Pillsburiaster maini McKnight, 1973

• Type locality: NIWA station J42. New Zealand. 36.8333°S 170.4333°E / -36.8333; 170.4333. Depth 2008 m.
• Holotype: NIWA 2131 [formely H-164].

Synonymy

• Pillsburiaster maini McKnight, 1973: 183, fig. 6; 2006: 102; — H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 105–108, pl. 28 fig. 31.

References

• 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. 
• McKnight, D.G. 1973. Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: family Goniasteridae. NZOI records 1(13): 171–195. 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.