Litonotaster gfoei

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
Genus: Litonotaster
Species: Litonotaster gfoei

Name

Litonotaster gfoei Mah, 2022

Type locality: South Pacific, American Samoa. 14º26’S, 168º 38’W, 2457 m, Coll. NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer w/ ROV Deep Discoverer EX 1702 . 27 Feb 2017.

Holotype: USNM 1453665

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 Litonotaster gfoei p. 53–56]
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