Cheiraster oxyacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Notomyotida
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: Notomyotida

Familia: Benthopectinidae
Genus: Cheiraster
Subgenus: Cheiraster (Christopheraster)
Species: Cheiraster (Christopheraster) oxyacanthus

Name

Cheiraster oxyacanthus (Sladen, 1889)

Original combination: Pontaster oxyacanthus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 232. Japan, south of Yeddo. 35.183333°N 139.466667°E / 35.183333; 139.466667. Depth 345 fms.

Synonymy

• Pontaster oxyacanthus Sladen, 1889: 38–40, pl. 9 figs. 1–2, pl. 12 figs. 7–8.
• Cheiraster oxyacanthus (Sladen, 1889) Ludwig, 1903: 18; — Gotō, 1914: 40–44.

References

• Gotō, S. 1914. A descriptive monograph of Japanese asteroidea. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 29: 1–808. Reference page. 
• Ludwig, H. 1903. Seesterne . Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899 : sous le commandement de A. de Gerlache de Gomery. Rapports scientifiques publiés aux frais du gouvernement belge, sous la direction de la Commission de la Belgica. 20: 1–72. 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.