Pteraster acicula

Pteraster acicula
Pteraster acicula

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: Pterasteridae
Genus: Pteraster
Species:

Name

Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)

Holotype: USNM 18416 [1], collected by R/V Albatross in 1885.

Type locality: U.S.A., Florida, Miami. R/V Albatross station 2642. 25°20′30″N 79°58′00″W / 25.3417°N 79.9667°W / 25.3417; -79.9667. Depth 397 m.

Synonymy

  • Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970: 309 [original combination]
  • Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970); — Durán-González et al., 2024: 18.

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