Styracaster armatus

Styracaster armatus, dorsal view

Styracaster armatus, ventral view

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Styracaster
Species: Styracaster armatus

Name

Styracaster armatus Sladen, 1883

Type locality: Challenger station 224. Near Caroline Islands, north of New Guinea. 7.750000°N 144.333333°E / 7.750000; 144.333333. Depth 1850 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1890.5.7.130 [1].

Synonymy

• Styracaster armatus Sladen, 1883: 232–234; 1889: 153–154, pl. 24 figs. 1–4, pl. 28 figs. 1–4; — Alcock, 1893: 86; — Madsen, 1961: 119–121, fig. 21; — A.M. Clark & Downey, 1992: 102–103, pl. 27 figs. G–H; — Madeira et al., 2019: 82.
• Machairaster pictus Perrier, 1884: 272.
  • Synonymised with Styracaster spinosus Perrier, 1885 by Madsen (1961: 121).
• Styracaster spinosus Perrier, 1885: 55–59; 1894: 223–227, pl. 17 fig. 2; — Koehler, 1909: 39–40; — Madsen, 1961: 121–123.
  • Type locality: Azores . 38.633331°N 25.1°W / 38.633331; -25.1. Depth 2995 m.
  • Syntype: MNHN-IE-2014-484 [2].
  • Synonymised by Madsen (1981).
• Styracaster edwardsi Perrier, 1885: 59–60; 1894: 220–223, pl. 17 fig. 3.
  • Type locality: Cape Verde. 15.8°N 20.383329°W / 15.8; -20.383329. Depth 3655 m.
  • Holotype: MNHN-IE-2014-661 [3].
  • Synonymised with Styracaster spinosus Perrier, 1885 by Madsen (1961: 121).

References

• Alcock, A.W. 1893. Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine Survey Steamer `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 6) 11(62) (art. 15): 73–121. BHLReference page. 
• Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909b. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Astéries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoïdes). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert 1er Prince Souverain de Monaco. 34: 1-317. BHL Reference page. 
• Madeira, P., Kroh, A., Cordeiro, R., Frias Martins, A.M. de & Ávila, S.P. 2019. The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4639(1): 1–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Madsen, F.J. 1961. The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Report. 4: 33–174. Reference page. 
• Madsen F.J. 1981. Records of a porcellanasterid, Styracaster elongatus (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), from the Caribbean, with remarks on growth and notes on some other species of the genus. Steenstrupia. 7(14): 309–319. Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1884. Mémoire sur les étoiles de mer recueillies dans la mer des Antilles et le golfe du Mexique durant les expéditions de dragage faites sous la direction de M. Alexandre Agassiz. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. ser. 2. 6: 127-276, pls I-X. BHL Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1885. Première note préliminaire sur les Échinodermes recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marins du Travailleur et du Talisman. Annales des sciences naturelles. Zoologie. Serie 6. 19(8): 1-72. BHL Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1894. Échinodermes. I. Stellérides. Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. 3:1-431, 26 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Sladen, P. 1883. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition - Part II. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 17: 214–269. BHL Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.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.