Lophaster stellans

Lophaster stellans, dorsal view

Lophaster stellans, ventral view

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
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: Valvatida

Familia: Solasteridae
Genus: Lophaster
Species: Lophaster stellans
Subspecies: L. s. marionis – L. s. stellans

Name

Lophaster stellans Sladen, 1889

Synonymy

• Lophaster stellans Sladen, 1889: 460–461, pl. 71 figs. 4–5, pl. 72 figs. 11–12; — Fisher, 1940: 170–171, figs. E, 3, 3a; — A.M. Clark, 1962: 50–51.
• Lophaster abbreviatus Koehler, 1907 : 144.
  • Synonymised by A.M. Clark (1962: 50).
• Lophaster levinseni Perrier, 1888: 764.
  • Type locality: Cape Horn.
  • Synonymized by Fisher (1940: 170).
• Solaster pentactis Perrier, 1884
  • ?Unpublished name? cited in the "Conférence sur la distribution géographique des animaux marins (Science et Nature, 5 avril 1884)" (Perrier (1891: 112)).
• Lophaster pentactis Perrier, 1891: 112–113, pl. 9 figs. 3, 3a–b.
  • Synonymized by Fisher (1940: 170).

References

• Clark, A.M. 1962. Asteroidea. Reports. B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931. Series B (Zoology and botany). 9: 1–104. PDF Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1940. Asteroidea. Discovery Reports. 20: 69–306. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1907. Astéries, Ophiures et Echinides recueillis dans les mers australes par la "Scotia" (1902-1904). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 32(6): 140-147. BHL Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1888. Sur la collection d'Étoiles de mer recueillies par la Commission scientifique du Cap Horn. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. 106: 763–765. BHL. Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1891. Échinodermes, I. - Stellérides. Mission scientifique du cap Horn, 1882-1883. 6(3): 1–198. 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.