Persephonaster patagiatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Astropectinidae
Genus: Persephonaster
Species: Persephonaster patagiatus

Name

Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889)

original combination: Psilaster patagiatus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Off Cape Verde Islands.

Synonymy

• Psilaster patagiatus Sladen, 1889: 232–234, pl. 41 figs. 3–4, pl. 7 figs. 11–12; — Downey, 1973: 32, pl. 8 figs. A–B.
• Psilasteropsis patagiatus (Sladen, 1889) Fisher, 1906: 1023; — Koehler, 1909: 62–63, pl. 3 fig. 2, pl. 4 fig. 3, pl. 19 fig. 1; 1921: 2; — Farran, 1913: 7.
• Persephonaster spinulosus H.L. Clark, 1941: 23–25, pl. 3 fig. 3.
  • Type locality: Cuba, off Santa Clara. 23.3833333°N 80.600000°W / 23.3833333; -80.600000. Depth 550 fms.
  • Holotype: MCZ AST-3814 [1].
  • Paratypes: MCZ AST-3882 [2]; MCZ AST-3883 [3]; MCZ AST-3884 [4].
  • Synonymised by Downey (1973: 33).
• Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889) Mortensen, 1927: 65–66, fig. 37; — A.M. Clark & Downey, 1992: 63–64, figs. 14d, 15f–g, pl. 19 figs. A–C; — Madeira et al., 2019: 78.

References

• Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1941. Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The Echinoderms (other than holothurians). Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural. 15(1): 1-154, 10 plates. Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1973. Starfishes from the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 126: 1–158. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.126 Reference page. 
• Farran, G.P. 1913. The deep water Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea of the west coast of Ireland. Department of Agriculure and Technical Instruction for Ireland. Fisheries Branch. Scientific Ivestigations. 1912(6): 1–66. BHL.Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909b. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Astéries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoïdes). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert 1er Prince Souverain de Monaco. 34: 1-317. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1921. Échinoderme (Astéries, Ophiures et Crinoides) des dernières campagnes de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique de Monaco. 396: 1-8. BHL Reference page. 
• Madeira, P., Kroh, A., Cordeiro, R., Frias Martins, A.M. de & Ávila, S.P. 2019. The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4639(1): 1–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1927. Handbook of the echinoderms of the British Isles. Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press: London. IX, 471 pp. BHL 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.