Caymanostella phorcynis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Velatida
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: Velatida

Familia: Caymanostellidae
Genus: Caymanostella
Species: Caymanostella phorcynis

Name

Caymanostella phorcynis Rowe, 1989

• Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, east of Shoalhaven Heads, 34.866°S 151.24166°E / -34.866; 151.24166.
• Holotype: AM J.18911 [1]
• Paratypes: AM J.17880 [2]; AM J.18910 [3]; AM J.17830 [4]; AM J.16365 [5]; AM J.18912 [6]; AM J.18913 [7]; NMNZ 4248; NMNZ 4252.

Synonymy

• Caymanostella phorcynis Rowe, 1989: 301–304; figs. 2B, 5A–D; — McKnight, 2006: 25.

References

• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page. 
• Rowe, F.W.E. 1989. A review of the family Caymanostellidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) with the description of a new species of Caymanostella Belyaev and a new genus. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 111(4): 293–307. BHL Reference page.