Styracaster horridus

Styracaster horridus, dorsal view
Styracaster horridus, ventral view

Taxonavigation

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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: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Styracaster
Species: Styracaster horridus

Name

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Styracaster horridus Sladen, 1883

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, north of Ascension Island. "Challenger Expedition" station 346. 2°42′S, 14°41′N. Depth 2350 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.127-129 [1].

Synonymy

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  • Styracaster horridus Sladen, 1883: 229–232; 1889: 150–152, pl. 23 figs. 5–7, pl. 27 figs. 17–20; — Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891: 434; — Alcock, 1893: 86; — Koehler, 1909b: 38–39; 1921: 2; — Madsen, 1951: 78–80, fig. 2; 1961: 93–107, figs. 12–17, pl. 7–8; — H.E.S. Clark, 1970: 15; — Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972: 1341–1342.
  • Chunaster scapanephorus Ludwig, 1907: 316–317; — Lieberkind, 1932: 288–291, textfig. 11, pl. 1 fig. 7, pl. 5 figs. 1–3, pl. 6 figs. 16–18, pl. 7 fig. 4; — Madsen, 1951: 80–81.
    • Type locality: South of Sumatra. Depth 5248 m.
    • Holotype: ZMB 7303.
    • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 93).

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