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Hippasteria heathi Fisher 1905

Description

HIPPASTERIA HEATHI FISHER, 1905

Fisher, 1905: 319; 1911: 231; Krieger & Wing, 2002: 86.

Occurrence: Alaska, Gulf of Alaska. 377–454 m.

Material examined: HOLOTYPE: USNM 22338, Guard Island, Behm Canal, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, 55°N, 131°W, 377–454 m, coll. USFC Albatross, 9.vii.1903 (1 dry spec. R = 7.8, r = 3.9).

Notes

Published as part of Mah, Christopher, Nizinski, Martha & Lundsten, Lonny, 2010, Phylogenetic revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): systematics of deep sea corallivores, including one new genus and three new species, pp. 266-301 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (2) on page 286, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x, http://zenodo.org/record/10114738

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
USFC, R
Event date
1903-07-09
Family
Goniasteridae
Genus
Hippasteria
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
USNM 22338
Order
Valvatida
Phylum
Echinodermata
Scientific name authorship
Fisher
Species
heathi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
1903-07-09
Taxonomic concept label
Hippasteria heathi Fisher, 1905 sec. Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010

References

  • Fisher WK. 1905. New starfishes from deep water off California and Alaska. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries 24: 291 - 320.
  • Fisher WK. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the US National Museum 76: xiii + 420 pp. 122 pls.
  • Krieger KJ, Wing BL. 2002. Megafauna associations with deepwater corals (Primnoa spp.) in the Gulf of Alaska. Hydrobiologia 471: 83 - 90.