Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus

Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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 Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Sphaeriodiscus
Species: Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus

Name

• Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus (Fisher, 1906) Fisher, 1910
  • original combination: Pentagonaster ammophilus Fisher, 1906
  • Type locality: Hawaii, Oahu Island, Diamond Head. "Albatross" station 3919. Depth 402-470 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 21162 [1]
  • Paratypes: USNM E9671; USNM 31305; USNM E4456; USNM 31414

Synonymy

• Pentagonaster ammophilus Fisher, 1906

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Pentagonaster ammophilus p. 1051–1052]
• Fisher, W.K. 1910. New genera of starfishes. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology serie 8. 5(24): 171–173. BHL Reference page.  [as Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus p. 172, recombination]