Atheraster symphonia

Atheraster symphonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Subfamilia: Circeasterinae
Genus: Atheraster
Species: Atheraster symphonia

Name

Atheraster symphonia Mah, 2022

Type locality: Hawaii, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Sibelius Seamount, 27.250000°N 160.630000°W / 27.250000; -160.630000, 2437 m. Coll. M. Putts, 11 Sept. 2017 EX 1708 , dive 4. 11 Sep 2017.

Holotype: USNM 1467555 [1].

Synonymy

• Atheraster symphonia Mah, 2022: 28–31, fig. 9A–F; — Mah, 2024: 10.

References

• Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2024a. New Goniasteridae and in situ observations significant to deep-sea coral predation. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 83: 1–35. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2024.83.01 . Reference page. 

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