Lithosoma novaezealandiae McKnight 1973 ...

Lithosoma novaezealandiae McKnight, 1973 (Figure 12 A–D) McKnight, 1973: 189, fig. 9; A.M. Clark, 1993: 260; H.E.S. Clark in Clark & McKnight, 2001: 63. Distribution. New Zealand and surrounding areas. 120–1190 m. Material examined. South Pacific. USNM 1100882 Campbell Plateau, New Zealand. 49°0...

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Main Author: Mah, Christopher L.
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Published: Zenodo 2011
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6184357
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Summary:Lithosoma novaezealandiae McKnight, 1973 (Figure 12 A–D) McKnight, 1973: 189, fig. 9; A.M. Clark, 1993: 260; H.E.S. Clark in Clark & McKnight, 2001: 63. Distribution. New Zealand and surrounding areas. 120–1190 m. Material examined. South Pacific. USNM 1100882 Campbell Plateau, New Zealand. 49°01’60’S, 168°53’30’E, 733 m. Coll. National Institute of Water and Atmosphere. (1 dry spec. R=5.2, r=1.9); USNM 1100883 South Island, New Zealand 41°58, 170 °28’E, 480 m. Coll. National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (1 dry spec. R=5.5, r=1.7); USNM 1120469 South of New Zealand. 53˚29’S, 169˚48’E, 389– 594 m. Coll. Univ. Southern California (1 dry spec. R=2.3, r=0.9). Description. Body strongly stellate in shape, R/r=2.5–2.8, flattened, stout with acutely tapering triangular arms with weakly curved interradial arcs (Fig. 12 A). Abactinal surface flat, planar (Fig. 12 A). Individual plates in well-ordered arrangement, hexagonal to round in outline. Fasciolar rows, shallow, present between plates. Primary circlet ... : 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 30-31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.276783 ...