Pholidaster squamatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Forcipulatida
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: Forcipulatida

Familia: Zoroasteridae
Genus: Pholidaster
Species: Pholidaster squamatus

Name

Pholidaster squamatus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 204. Sibuyan Sea. 12.716667°N 122.150000°E / 12.716667; 122.150000. Depth 100 fms.

Synonymy

• Pholidaster squamatus Sladen, 1889: 427–429, pl. 67 figs. 5–6, pl. 68 figs. 5–6; — Fisher, 1919: 484; — Jangoux, 1981: 475–476; — A.M. Clark & Mah, 2001: 232; — Mah, 2007: 193–194, fig. 5A–D.
• Pholidaster distinctus Sladen, 1889: 429–430, pl. 67 fig. 7; — A.M. Clark & Mah, 2001: 232.
  • Type locality: Challenger station 192. Banda Sea. 5.820833°S 132.237500°E / -5.820833; 132.237500. Depth 140 fms.
  • Synonymized by Mah (2007: 193).

References

• Clark, A.M. & Mah, C.L. 2001. An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida, in: Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (2001). Echinoderm Studies 6: 229–347. PDF. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1919. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions, vol. 3 . Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 100(3): 1–547. 156 pls. hdl: 10088/21263 BHL Reference page. 
• Jangoux, M. 1981. Echinodermes : Astéroïdes. In: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 91: 457–476. PDF Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2007. Phylogeny of the Zoroasteridae (Zorocallina; Forcipulatida): evolutionary events in deep-sea Asteroidea displaying Palaeozoic features. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150(): 177–210. DOI: 10.1111/J.1096-3642.2007.00291.X 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.