Pteraster stellifer

Pteraster stellifer

Pteraster stellifer

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Velatida
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: Velatida

Familia: Pterasteridae
Genus: Pteraster
Species: Pteraster stellifer

Name

Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882

Type locality: Challenger station 311.Chile, Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region, off entrance to Smyth Channel. 52.758333°S 73.766667°W / -52.758333; -73.766667. Depth 245 fms.

Synonymy

• Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882: 193–195; 1889: 474–475, pl. 74 figs. 1–2, pl. 77 figs. 1–2.
• Pteraster (Apterodon) stellifer Sladen, 1882; — Fisher, 1940: 199–200; — McKnight, 2006: 18, pl. 9.

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1940. Asteroidea. Discovery Reports. 20: 69–306. BHL 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. 
• Sladen, P. 1882. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 16: 189–246. 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.