Tamaria scleroderma

Ophidiaster sclerodermus, holotype dorsal view

Ophidiaster sclerodermus, holotype ventral view

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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 Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Ophidiasteridae
Genus: Tamaria
Species: Tamaria scleroderma

Name

• Tamaria scleroderma (Fisher, 1906) H.L. Clark, 1921
  • Original combination: Ophidiaster sclerodermus Fisher, 1906
  • Type locality: Hawaii, Maui Island, NE of Kahului Harbor. "Albatross" station 4077. Depth 181-194 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 21175 [1]
  • Paratype: USNM E9692 [2]

Synonymy

• Ophidiaster sclerodermus Fisher, 1906

References

• Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 1–223. BHL Reference page.  [as Tamaria scleroderma p. 92, recombination]
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophidiaster sclerodermus p. 1081–1082]