Phylogenetic revision of the Hippasterinae (Goniasteridae; Asteroidea): systematics of deep sea corallivores, including one new genus and three new species
Author
Mah, Christopher
Author
Nizinski, Martha
Author
Lundsten, Lonny
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2010
2010-09-28
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x
journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00638.x
0024-4082
HIPPASTERIA MAMMIFERA
DJAKONOV, 1950
Djakonov, 1950: 54
(
1968: 45
), 1952: 409.
Occurrence:
Okhotsk Sea.
97 m
.
Comments:
This species was described by
Djakonov (1950)
as a separate species based on extremely swollen and hemispherical marginal and abactinal plates. This character is plesiomorphic to
H. spinosa
(and to a certain extent,
H. phrygiana
), which undermines the distinctiveness of this species and further lends support to its synonymy with
H. spinosa
.
Material examined:
None.