Hippasteria capstonei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina 

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: Valvatida
Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Subfamilia: Hippasterinae
Genus: Hippasteria
Species: Hippasteria capstonei

Name

Hippasteria capstonei Mah, 2022

  • Type locality: South Johnston Seamount, Johnston Atoll region, North Pacific Ocean. 15º02’N, 170º52’W, 1994 m, Coll. C. Mah & C. Kelley, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer using ROV Deep Discoverer, EX 1706 . 25 July 2017.
  • Holotype: USNM 1457387

References

  • Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Paywall Reference page.  [original description of Hippasteria capstonei p. 51–53]
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