Circeaster arandae, holotype

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina 

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: Valvatida
Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Atheraster
Species: Atheraster arandae

Name

Atheraster arandae (Mah, 2006) Mah, 2022

  • Original combination: Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006
  • Type locality: Madagascar. 13°48.8’S, 47°29.4’E, 1800- 2000 m, 27.II.1975
  • Holotype: MNHN-IE-2014-319 [EcAs 11727]
  • Paratypes: MNHN-IE-2014-320 [EcAs 11728] ; MNHN-IE-2014-322 [EcAs 11729]

Synonymy

  • Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006

References

  • Mah, C.L. 2006. Phylogeny and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid Circeaster (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) including descriptions of six new species. Zoosystema. 28(4): 917–954. PDF Reference page.  [original description of Circeaster arandae p. 934–935]
  • Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Paywall Reference page.  [as Atheraster arandae nov. comb. p. 26]
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