Solaster torulatus

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: Solaster
Species: Solaster torulatus

Name

Solaster torulatus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: R/V Challenger 1873-76 station 170. North of the Kermadec Islands. 29.916667°S 178.233333°W / -29.916667; -178.233333. Depth 520 fms.

Synonymy

• Solaster torulatus Sladen, 1889: 457–458, pl. 70 figs. 3–4, pl. 72 figs. 3–4; — McKnight, 1973: 2; 2006: 12, pl. 3.

References

• McKnight, D.G. 1973: Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: families Radiasteridae, Solasteridae, Pterasteridae, Asterinidae, Ganeriidae and Echinasteridae. NZOI records 2(1): 1–15. 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, 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.