Psalidaster mordax

Psalidaster mordax, dorsal view

Psalidaster mordax, ventral view

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: Asteriidae
Genus: Psalidaster
Species: Psalidaster mordax
Subspecies: P. m. mordax – P. m. rigidus

Name

Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940

• Type locality: Falkland Islands. R/V Discovery station 821. 52.9292°S 60.92°W / -52.9292; -60.92. Depth 351-367 m.
• Holotype: BMNH 1948.3.16.655 [1].
• Paratypes: BMNH 1948.3.16.656 [2]; USNM E10078 [3]

Synonymy

• Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940: 229–231, figs. K, 2–2g, 3–3b, pl. 18 figs 1–2.

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1940. Asteroidea. Discovery Reports. 20: 69–306. BHL Reference page.