Thoracaster cylindratus

Thoracaster cylindratus

Thoracaster cylindratus

Taxonavigation

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: Thoracaster
Species: Thoracaster cylindratus

Name

Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883

Type locality: Challenger station 89. between the Canaries and Cape Verde. 22.300000°N 21.033333°W / 22.300000; -21.033333. Depth 2400 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.136 [1].

Synonymy

• Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883: 245–247; 1889: 168–170, pl. 29 figs. 1–6; — Ludwig, 1907: 313; — Koehler, 1909b: 40–41, pl. 18 fig. 1; — Lieberkind, 1932: 285–288, textfig.10, pl. 2 figs. 1–2, pl. 3 figs. 12–14, pl. 4 fig.1, pl. 6 figs. 5–8; — Madsen, 1951: 83; 1961: 82–92, figs. 10–11, pls. 5–6; — Madeira et al., 2019: 170.
• Pseudaster cordifer Perrier, 1885: 68–69.
  • Type locality: Talisman station DR134. North Atlantic Ocean. 42.316669°N 21.26667°W / 42.316669; -21.26667. Depth 4060 m.
  • Holotype: MNHN-IE-2014-209 [2].
  • Synonymised by Ludwig (1907: 313).
• Hyphalaster valdividae Ludwig in Chun, 1900
  • Synonymised by Koehler (1909b: 40).
• Thoracaster magnus Ludwig, 1907: 313–314; — Fisher, 1928: 487.
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1951: 83).
• Thoracaster alberti Koehler, 1909a: 45–48, pl. 3 figs. 1–4, pl. 5 fig. 7.
  • Type locality: Investigator station 287. Arabian Sea. 21.138333°N 65.783333°E / 21.138333; 65.783333. Depth 2754 m.
  • Syntype: MNHN-IE-2014-364 [3].
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1961: 82).

References

• Chun, C. 1900. Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres. Schilderungen von der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Mit 6 Chromolithographieen, 8 Heliogravüren, 32 als Tafeln gedruckten Vollbildern, 2 Karten und 390 Abbildungen im Text. Gustav Fischer, Jena, vi + 549 pp. [46 pls., 2 maps] Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1928. Sea stars from the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition. Zoologica; scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 8(9): 487–493. BHL. Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909a. Astéries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'océan Indien. I. Les Asteries de Mer Profonde. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum ... . Collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey ship Investigator. 5: 1–143. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909b. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Astéries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoïdes). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert 1er Prince Souverain de Monaco. 34: 1-317. BHL Reference page. 
• Lieberkind, I. 1932. Asteridae der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1. Porcellanasteridae. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 21: 271–299. Reference page. 
• Ludwig, H. 1907. Diagnosen neuer Tiefsee-Seesterne aus der Familie der Porcellanasteriden. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 31: 312–319. BHL Reference page. 
• Madeira, P., Kroh, A., Cordeiro, R., Frias Martins, A.M. de & Ávila, S.P. 2019. The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4639(1): 1–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1951. Asteroidea. Report of the Swedish Deep-Sea Expedition. 2: 73–92. Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1961. The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Report. 4: 33–174. Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1885b. Première note préliminaire sur les Échinodermes recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marins du Travailleur et du Talisman. Annales des sciences naturelles. Zoologie. Serie 6. 19(8): 1-72. BHL Reference page. 
• Sladen, P. 1883. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition - Part II. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 17: 214–269. 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.