Benthaster penicillatus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pterasteridae
Genus: Benthaster
Species: Benthaster penicillatus

Name

Benthaster penicillatus Sladen, 1882

Type locality: Challenger station 218. Bismarck Sea. 2.550000°S 144.066667°E / -2.550000; 144.066667. Depth 1070 fms.

Synonymy

• Benthaster penicillatus Sladen, 1882: 245–246; 1889: 529–530, pl. 94 figs. 6–9.

References

• Sladen, P. 1882. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 16: 189–246. BHL. Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i–xlii, 1–893. BHL Reference page.