Calliaster hystrix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Calliaster
Species: Calliaster hystrix

Name

Calliaster hystrix Mah, 2026: 10–12, fig. 4A–F

• ZooBank: DF2CD94A-F68E-4375-BA5F-C90AE48E6394

• Type locality: East Jumeau Bank, Norfolk Ridge New Caledonia, 23.750000°S 168.283333°E / -23.750000; 168.283333, depth 386–426 m.

• Holotype: MNHN-IE-2013-7078.

• Paratypes: MNHN-IE-2013-7629; MNHN-IE-2016-1547; MNHN-IE-2016-1548.

References

• Mah, C.L. 2026. New genera, species and occurrences of Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) from New Caledonia. Megataxa 19(1): 001–113. DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.19.1.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Calliaster hystrix Mah, 2026 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on January 22, 2026