Psilaster acuminatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Astropectinidae
Genus: Psilaster
Species: Psilaster acuminatus

Name

Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889

Type locality: Challenger station 167. Northwest of Port Hardy, New Zealand. 39°32′00″S 171°48′00″E / 39.533333°S 171.800000°E / -39.533333; 171.800000. Depth 277 m.

Lectotype & Paralectotypes: BMNH 1890.5.7.315-317 [1].

Paratypes: BMNH 1890.5.7.319 [2]; BMNH 1890.5.7.318 [3].

Synonymy

Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889: 225–228, pl. 40 figs. 1–2, pl. 42 figs. 7–8; — H.L. Clark, 1916: 32; — H.L. Clark, 1923: 248–249; — Mortensen, 1925: 274–275; — H.L. Clark 1926: 3; — Mortensen, 1933: 236–237; — Cotton & Godfrey, 1942: 195; — H.E.S Clark, 1970: 11–12.
Psilaster acuminates; — Fell, 1952: 6.

References

Clark, H.E.S. 1970. Sea-stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from" Eltanin" Cruise 26, with a Review of the New Zealand Asteroid Fauna. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington. 52: 1–34. PDF. Reference page.
Clark, H.L. 1916. Report on the Sea-Lilies, Starfishes, Brittle-Stars and Sea-Urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia 4(1): 1–123, pls. I–XLIV. BHL Reference page.
Clark, H.L. 1923a. The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13(7): 221–435, pls VIII–XXIII. BHL Reference page.
Clark, H.L. 1926. VII. Echinoderms from the South African Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey-pt. 2. Sea-stars (Asteroidea). Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa. 4: 1-33. Reference page.
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1942. Echinodermata of the Flindersian Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 7: 193–234. BHL. Reference page.
Fell, H.B. 1952. Echinoderms from Southern New Zealand. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington 18: 1–37. Online Reference page.
Mortensen, O.T.J. 1925. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III–V. Asteroidea, Holothurioidea and Crinoidea. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn 79(15): 261–420. PDF. Reference page.
Mortensen, O.T.J. 1933. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914—16. LXV. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn. 93: 215–400; pl. VIII–XIX. PDF. 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.

Links

Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on November 17, 2025