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Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906)

Depth: 48-1094 m

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Echinodermata

Class
Asteroidea

Order
Valvatida

Family
Poraniidae

Genus
Poraniopsis

Species
inflata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Alexandraster inflatus Fisher, 1906, Poraniopsis inflata flexilis Fisher, 1910, Poraniopsis inflata inflata (Fisher, 1906), Poraniopsis japonica Fisher, 1939, Poraniopsis jordani Gotshall, 1994, fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Guadalupe Island, Gulf of California And Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.

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