Pteraster acicula
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Velatida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Pterasteridae
Genus: Pteraster
Species: Pteraster acicula
Name
[edit]- Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)
- Holotype: USNM 18416 [1], collected by R/V Albatross in 1885.
- Type locality: U.S.A., Florida, Miami. R/V Albatross station 2642. 25°20′30″N 79°58′00″W / 25.3417°N 79.9667°W. Depth 397 m.
Synonymy
[edit]- Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970: 309 [original combination]
References
[edit]- Downey, M.E. 1970. Marsipaster acicula, new species (Asteroidea: Echinodermata), from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(28): 309–312. BHL Reference page.