Paulia horrida

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: Asterodiscididae
Genus: Paulia
Species: Paulia horrida

Name

Paulia horrida Gray, 1840

Holotype: BMNH 1938.6.23.13 [1]

Type locality: Costa Rica, Punta Santa Elena; Depth 22-32m.

Synonymy

• Goniodiscus horridus (Gray, 1840)
• Nidorellia horrida (Gray, 1840)

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1840. XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus) (Continued from p. 184.) Annals and magazine of natural history 6(37): 275–290. DOI: 10.1080/03745484009443296 BHL Reference page.  [original description of Paulia horrida p. 278]

Additional references

• Mah, C.L. 2021. The East Pacific/South Pacific Boundary: New taxa and occurrences from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), New Caledonia and adjacent regions. Zootaxa. 4980(3): 401–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.3.1 Reference page.  [p. 413]
• Rowe, F.W.E. 1977: A new family of Asteroidea (Echinodermata), with the description of five new species and one new subspecies of Asterodiscides. Records of the Australian Museum 31(5): 187-233. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.209 Reference page.  [p. 210–211]