Psilaster cassiope

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: Psilaster
Species: Psilaster cassiope

Name

Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Off the Cape Verde Islands.

Synonymy

• Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889: 228–230, pl. 41 figs. 5–6, pl. 42 figs. 9–11; — Madsen, 1950: 187; — Downey, 1973: 31–32, pl. 7 figs. C–D.
• Psilaster andromeda var. cassiope Sladen, 1889; — Grieg, 1906: 13.
• Psilaster squameus H.L. Clark, 1941: 17–18, pl. 2 fig. 1.
  • Type locality: Cuba, Nicholas Channel, off Bahia de Santa Clara. 23.383333°N 80.35°W / 23.383333; -80.35. Depth 475 fms.
  • Holotype: MCZ AST-3811 [1].
  • Paratypes: MCZ AST-3866 [2]; MCZ AST-3867 [3].
  • Synonymised by Downey (1973: 31).

References

• 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. 
• Grieg, J.A. 1906. Echinodermen von dem norwegischen Fischereidampfer 'Michael Sars' in den Jahren 1900-1903 gesammelt. III. Asteroidea. Bergens Museums Aarbog. 1906(13): 1–88. BHL. Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1950. The echinoderms collected by the Atlantide Expedition, 1945-46. 1. Asteroidea. Atlantide Reports 1: 167–222. 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.