Monachaster umbonatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida

Familia: Oreasteridae
Genus: Monachaster
Species: Monachaster umbonatus

Name

Monachaster umbonatus Macan, 1938: 399–401, pl. 5(3, 6)

• ZooBank: 50BF49C9-8CBE-4761-9D32-AE06F547A992

• Type locality: Gulf of Suez, depth 65–68 m.

• Holotype: BMNH 1937.6.18.243 [1].

• Status:   junior subjective synonym   of Monachaster sanderi (Meissner, 1892)

• Synonymised by A.M. Clark & Rowe (1971: 48).

References

• Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of shallow-water Indo-West Pacific echinoderms: i-vii, 1-238, pls 1-31. London, Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). PDF Reference page. 
• Macan, T.T. 1938. Asteroidea. The John Murray Expedition 1933–34. Scientific Reports 4(9): 323–435. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Monachaster umbonatus Macan, 1938 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on December 12, 2025