Chitonaster felli H.E.S. Clark 1971 ...

• Main Author: Mah, Christopher L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2011
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Asteroidea; Valvatida; Goniasteridae; Chitonaster; Chitonaster felli; Antarc*; Antarctic; Scotia Sea; South Orkney Islands
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6184330; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6184330

Chitonaster felli (H.E.S. Clark, 1971) (Figure 5 A–D) H.E.S. Clark, 1971: 546; A.M. Clark, 1993: 275 (as Pentoplia) Distribution. South Atlantic-Scotia Sea region near South Georgia /South Orkney Islands. 2355–3714 m. Comments. The type specimen for this species, as designated by H.E.S. Clark (1971) was apparently never deposited in the USNM collections. An unsuccessful search for the holotype of Pentoplia felli was undertaken at the TePapa museum and in the collections of the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere in Wellington, New Zealand and the holotype could not be located. However, several original paratype specimens have recently been discovered, suggesting the possibility that the holotype may still be extant. Thus, designation of a neotype is considered premature until a complete search can be performed. Distinctions from other species. Chitonaster felli shares several characters with C. johannae, including clustered spines on superomarginal and abactinal plates, the presence of transverse arm ... : Published as part of Mah, Christopher L., 2011, Taxonomy of high-latitude Goniasteridae (Subantarctic & Antarctic): one new genus, and three new species with an overview and key to taxa, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 2759 on pages 13-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.276783 ...