Astrosierra densus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euryalida

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: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Euryalida

Familia: Gorgonocephalidae
Subfamilia: Gorgonocephalinae
Genus: Astrosierra
Species: Astrosierra densus

Name

Astrosierra densus Baker, 1980: 44–46, figs. 12a, 15, 32

• ZooBank: 7638A680-3967-437B-B6B8-42B90C3293D7

• Type locality: Coral Sea, 25.8°S 153.766667°E / -25.8; 153.766667, depth 73 m.

• Holotype: AM J.12395 [J.12934] [1].

• Paratypes: AM J.6658 [2]; AM J.8594 [3]; MONZ EC.001860 [4]; QM:OtherInverts:G8235 [5]; QM:OtherInverts:G2540 [6].

References

• Baker, A.N. 1980. Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7(1): 11–83. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1980.10423763 . Reference page. 

Links

• Astrosierra densus Baker, 1980 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on May 13, 2026