Rhipidaster vannipes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
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

Familia: Solasteridae
Genus: Rhipidaster
Species: Rhipidaster vannipes

Name

• Rhipidaster vannipes Sladen, 1889
  • Type locality: Between Cape York and Frederick Henry Island, 51.2 m (28 fms) HMS Challenger St. 188, Coll. 10 September 1874
  • Holotype: BMNH 90.5.7.706

Synonymy

• Rhipidaster polyctenius Fisher, 1913
  • Synonymised by Mah & Fujita (2020)
  • Type locality: Indonesia, Mollucas, Halmahera Island (0.3222, 127.475); Depth 503m.
  • Holotype: USNM 32649 [1]
• Xenorias polyctenius (Fisher, 1913)
  • Synonymised by Mah & Fujita (2020)

References

• Bell, F.J. 1894. On the echinoderms collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Penguin and by H.M.S. Egeria, when surveying Macclesfield Bank. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1894: 392–413. BHL Reference page.  [as Rhipidaster vannipes p. 405]
• Mah, C.L., Fujita, T. 2020. New species and occurrence records of Japanese Solasteridae and Ganeriidae including a new species of Paralophaster from the North Pacific with an overview of Hyalinothrix. Zootaxa. 4750(1): 67–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.4 Reference page.  [as Rhipidaster vannipes p. 77–80, synonymy of Xenorias polyctenius]
• 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.  [original description of Rhipidaster vannipes p. 448–450]