Pillsburiaster maini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina 

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: Valvatida
Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Pillsburiaster
Species:

Name

Pillsburiaster maini McKnight, 1973

  • Type locality: NIWA station J42. New Zealand. 36°50′00″S 170°26′00″E / 36.8333°S 170.4333°E / -36.8333; 170.4333. Depth 2008 m.
  • Holotype: NIWA 2131 [formely H-164].

Synonymy

References

  • Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page. 
  • McKnight, D.G. 1973. Additions to the asteroid fauna of New Zealand: family Goniasteridae. NZOI records 1(13): 171–195. 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.