Acanthaster brevispinus

Acanthaster brevispinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
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

Familia: Acanthasteridae
Genus: Acanthaster
Species: Acanthaster brevispinus
Subspecies: A. b. brevispinus – A. b. seychellensis

Name

Acanthaster brevispinus Fisher, 1917

• Holotype: In U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C. (U.S.A.) No. 37027.
• Type locality: Philippines. [Off Sirun Is., Sulu Archipelago, 18 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).]

References

• Fisher, W.K., 1917: New starfishes from the Philippines and Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 30: 89–93.