Benthaster wyvillethomsoni

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 wyvillethomsoni

Name

Benthaster wyvillethomsoni Sladen, 1882

Type locality: Challenger station 244. North Pacific Ocean. 35.366667°N 169.883333°E / 35.366667; 169.883333. Depth 2900 fms.

Etymology: named after Charles Wyville Thomson.

Synonymy

• Benthaster wyvillethomsoni Sladen, 1882: 243–244; 1889: 527–528, pl. 94 figs. 1–5.

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.