Astropecten syntomus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 syntomus

Name

Astropecten syntomus H.L. Clark, 1928

• ZooBank: 1893113C-416A-4A38-8BFA-3F0DCF45715C

• Type locality: "no locality label".

• Holotype: SAMA K45 [1].

• Status:   junior subjective synonym   of Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883)

Synonymy

• Astropecten syntomus H.L. Clark, 1928: 372–373, fig. 110; — Cotton & Godfrey, 1942: 195; — H.L. Clark, 1946: 74

References

• Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum 3(4): 361–482. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. No. 566: 1-567. BHL Reference page. 
• Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1942. Echinodermata of the Flindersian Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 7: 193–234. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Astropecten syntomus H.L. Clark, 1928 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on August 13, 2025