Leptychaster pacificus

Leptychaster pacificus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Astropectinidae
Genus: Leptychaster
Species: Leptychaster pacificus

Name

• Leptychaster pacificus Fisher, 1906
  • Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands, Port Hardy. "Albatross" station 2862. Depth 435 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 21925 [1].
  • Paratypes: CASIZ 2847; CASIZ 8468

Synonymy

• Leptychaster millespina Verrill, 1909

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1906. New starfishes from the Pacific Coast of North America. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 8: 111–139. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Leptychaster pacificus p. 112–114]
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76(1): xiii+420 pp.; 122 pls. BHL Reference page.  [as Leptychaster pacificus p. 45–48]