Ryukuaster onnae

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Object Details

Collector

Robert F. Bolland

Microhabitat Description

Live coral reef near reef edge

Ocean/Sea/Gulf

North Pacific Ocean

Record Last Modified

9 Oct 2014

Site Number

RFB 1850

Specimen Count

Collection Date

24 May 1987

USNM Number

E53610

Type Citation

Mah, C. 2007. Systematics, phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Pentagonaster clade (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Goniasteridae). Invertebrate Systematics. 21 : 311-339.

Type Status

Holotype

Depth (m)

Preparation

Dry

Place

Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Island, Horseshoe Cliffs, 1 Km WNW of Onna Village, Okinawa, Japan, North Pacific Ocean

Published Name

Ryukuaster onnae Mah, 2007

Tosia queenslandensis Livingstone, 1932

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Invertebrate Zoology

Echinodermata

Data Source

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b8ab1cc6-3338-4c8e-a031-058042e5ea0f

Record ID

nmnhinvertebratezoology_361015