Pillsburiaster hyugaensis

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: Goniasteridae
Genus: Pillsburiaster
Species: Pillsburiaster hyugaensis

Name

Pillsburiaster hyugaensis Mah & Fujita, 2024

• Type locality: Hygua Basin, 790-808m.

• Holotype: NSMT E-11392 (CLM 1159) Hygua Basin, 32º35.6'N,132º13.9'E to 32º34.6'N, 132º12.0'E, 790–808 m, Coll. R/V Tansei-Maru. KT-99-18, St. BT-1, 16 Dec. 1999. 1 dry spec. R=9.2, r= 5.5 cm

• Etymology: This species is named for the type collection locality, the Hyuga Basin. Nomenclatural note: Toshihiko Fujita provided the specimen for study and is co-author of this species.

References

• Mah, C. L. 2024c. New genera and species of deep-sea Goniasteridae (Asteroidea) from the North Pacific. Zootaxa DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5543.4.1 . Reference page.