Astropecten karankawai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Paxillosida

Familia: Astropectinidae
Genus: Astropecten
Species: Astropecten karankawai

Name

Astropecten karankawai Lawrence, et al., 2018

Type locality: Gulf of Mexico, 23.483333°N 97.433333°W / 23.483333; -97.433333, depth 208 m.

Holotype: USNM 1422432 [1].

Paratypes: FWRI FSBC I 128143; FWRI FSBC I 129419; FWRI FSBC I 134511; USNM 1422433; USNM E22502.

References

• Lawrence, J.M., Cobb, J., Herrera, J.C., Durán-González, A. & Solís-Marín, F.A. 2018. Morphological comparison of Astropecten cingulatus and a new species of Astropecten (Paxillosida, Astropectinidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 4407(1): 86–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Astropecten karankawai Lawrence et al., 2018 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on April 12, 2025