Asterodiscides helonotus

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: Asterodiscididae
Genus: Asterodiscides
Species: Asterodiscides helonotus

Name

Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913)

original combination: Asterodiscus helonotus Fisher, 1913

Type locality: Philippines, Sulu, Tapul Group, east of Lapac Island. 5.55°N 120.703°E / 5.55; 120.703. Depth 18 m.

Holotype: USNM 32633 [1].

Synonymy

• Asterodiscus helonotus Fisher, 1913: 210–211; 1919: 357–360, pl. 95 figs. 1, 1a, pl. 96 figs. 1–2.
• Asterodiscus hiroi Hayashi, 1938: 277, pl. 1 figs. 5–7.
  • Synonymised by Rowe (1977: 202).
• Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913) Rowe, 1977: 202-203, figs. 3h–i, 4a–b.

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1913. New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 46(2022): 201–224. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1919. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions, vol. 3 . Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 100(3): 1–547. 156 pls. hdl: 10088/21263 BHL Reference page. 
• Hayashi, R. 1938. Sea-stars in the Vicinity of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan. 8: 271–292. Reference page. 
• Rowe, F.W.E. 1977: A new family of Asteroidea (Echinodermata), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies of Asterodiscides. Records of the Australian Museum 31(5): 187-233. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.209 Reference page.