Poraniomorpha

Poraniomorpha hispida

Poraniomorpha hispida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida

Familia: Poraniidae
Genus: Poraniomorpha
Species: P. abyssicola – P. bidens – P. hispida – P. tartarus – P. tumida

Name

Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881

Type species: Poraniomorpha rosea Danielssen & Koren, 1881, by monotypy.

Synonymy

• Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881: 189; — Mah & Foltz, 2014: 350–351.
• Rhegaster Sladen, 1883; 1889: 367–368.
• Lasiaster Sladen, 1889: 371–372.
• Sphaeraster Dons, 1938
• Sphaeriaster Dons, 1938

References

• Danielssen, D.C. & Koren, J. 1881b. Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition. Echinodermer [4]. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 26: 177–194. BHL (Danish). Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. & Foltz, D.W. 2014. New taxa and taxonomic revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with comments on feeding biology. Zootaxa 3795(3): 327–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3795.3.7 Reference page. 
• Sladen, 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. 

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