Caymanostella

Caymanostella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Velatida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Velatida

Familia: Caymanostellidae
Genus:
Species (4): C. admiranda – C. madagascariensis – C. phorcynis – C. spinimarginata

Name

References

  • Belyaev, G.M. 1974. A new family of Abyssal starfishes. Zoologischeskii Zhurnal. 53(10): 1502–1508. Reference page.  [original description of Caymanostella p. 1502]
  • 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.  [as Caymanostella p. 25]
  • Rowe, F.W.E. 1989. A review of the family Caymanostellidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) with the description of a new species of Caymanostella Belyaev and a new genus. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 111(4): 293–307. BHL Reference page.  [as Caymanostella p. 297–298]