Pillsburiaster

Pillsburiaster geographicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Goniasteridae
Genus: Pillsburiaster
Species (12): P. annandalei – P. aoteanus – P. calvus – P. chondros – P. cuenoti – P. döderleini – P. ernesti – P. geographicus – P. hyugaensis – P. indutilis – P. investigatoris – P. micropeltus

• In synonymy (1): P. maini
  

Name

Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970

• Type species: Pillsburiaster geographicus Halpern, 1970, by original designation.

Synonymy

• Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970: 2–3; — H.E.S. Clark in H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 100; — McKnight, 2006: 102; — Mah, 2011: 39; — Mah, 2016: 126; — Mah, 2025: 78–81; — Mah, 2026: 77.
• Eugoniaster Verrill, 1899
  • Type species transferred to Pillsburiaster by Mah (2018).

References

• Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page. 
• Halpern, J.A. 1970. Biological Investigations of the deep sea. 53. New species and genera of goniasterid sea stars. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 83: 1–12. BHL Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2011. Taxonomy of high-latitude Goniasteridae (Subantarctic & Antarctic): one new genus, and three new species with an overview and key to taxa. Zootaxa 2759: 1–48. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2759.1.1 Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2016. Deep-sea (>1000 m) Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea) from the North Pacific, including an overview of Sibogaster, Bathyceramaster n. gen. and three new species. Zootaxa 4175(2): 101–141. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.2.1. Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2025a. New Australian deep-sea Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Valvatacea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 84: 49–88. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2025.84.02 . Reference page. 
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on January 25, 2026

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