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Mah, C.L. & Foltz, D.W. (2014). New Taxa and Taxonomic Revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with Comments on Feeding Biology. Zootaxa 3795(3): 327-372.
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Mah, C. L.; Foltz, D. W.
2014
New Taxa and Taxonomic Revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with Comments on Feeding Biology
Zootaxa
3795(3): 327-372
Publication
New molecular phylogenetic data and new specimens provide the basis for a revision of the family Poraniidae. We present molecular phylogenetic data for five out of 11 genera in the Poraniidae including a newly discovered taxon from the North Pacific. Bathyporania ascendens nov. gen., nov. sp., is described from Davidson Seamount (35º43’N, 122º43’W). Another newly discovered poraniid taxon, Clavaporania fitchorum nov. gen, nov. sp. is described from south of Macquarie Island (56º21’S, 158º 28’E) but was not included in the analysis. Revision of the Poraniidae has been undertaken. We present two new genera and reinstate the previously synonymized genus Glabraster and return Culcitopsis to genus level. The genus Porania sensu Clark (1993) and Clark and Downey (1992) is not monophyletic. Porania,Poraniomorpha and Poraniopsis are revised. In situ feeding observations of Bathyporania are described and compared with other poraniid feeding accounts.
Antarctic
Macquarie Island North Atlantic North Pacific South Africa Southern Africa
Abyssal, Deep-Sea
Benthos Ecology Systematics, Taxonomy Date action by
Bathyporania Mah & Foltz, 2014 (original description)
Bathyporania ascendens Mah & Foltz, 2014 (original description) Clavaporania Mah & Foltz, 2014 (original description) Clavaporania fitchorum Mah & Foltz, 2014 (original description) Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914 (status source) Poraniidae Perrier, 1894 (additional source) Poraniopsis inflata flexilis Fisher, 1910 accepted as Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906) (source of synonymy) Poraniopsis mira (de Loriol, 1904) accepted as Poraniopsis echinaster Perrier, 1891 (source of synonymy) Spoladaster brachyactis (H.L. Clark, 1923) accepted as Spoladaster veneris (Perrier, 1879) (source of synonymy)
Baja California for Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906)
British Columbia for Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906) Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone for Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906) Gulf of Alaska for Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906) Japan for Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906) Oregon for Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906) |