Astrotoma deficiens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euryalida

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

Familia: Gorgonocephalidae
Subfamilia: Astrotominae
Genus: Astrotoma
Species: Astrotoma deficiens

Name

Astrotoma deficiens (Koehler, 1922)

• Original combination: Astrothamnus deficiens Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: B10DE3DD-A0BE-43CB-8CF3-3569B5FA1E60

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Tomini, Philippines, 0.3592°N 121.569°E / 0.3592; 121.569, depth 1183 m.

• Holotype: USNM E 158 [1].

Synonymy

• Astrothamnus deficiens Koehler, 1922: 35–38, pl. 1(1–10); — Downey, 1969: 53.

References

• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin 100(5): 1–486. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Astrotoma deficiens (Koehler, 1922) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 01, 2025