Calliaster kyros

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 kyros

Name

Calliaster kyros Mah, 2026: 15–17, fig. 6A–F

• ZooBank: C6EF6CEE-6164-408B-ACF9-8692CF25F2A3

• Type locality: Vauban, New Caledonia, 22.933889°S 167.252500°E / -22.933889; 167.252500, depth 442–460 m.

• Holotype: MNHN-IE-2013-6918.

• Paratypes: MNHN-IE-2020-475; MNHN-IE-2007-6645; MNHN-IE-2007-9714; MNHN-IE-2013-9960; MNHN-IE-2013-9471; MNHN-IE-2013-9910; MNHN-IE-2013-9915; MNHN-IE-2013-9976; MNHN-IE-2013-7001; MNHN-IE-2016-1546; MNHN-IE-2007-7598; MNHN-IE-2013-9960; MNHN-IE-2013-7647; MNHN-IE-2023-167.

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 kyros Mah, 2026 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on January 22, 2026