Dytaster mollis (Perrier, 1885c)

Reports for the Azores:

Crenaster mollis Perrier, 1885 c— $ Perrier 1894: 310–312, pl. 18, fig. 3;

Dytaster (Crenaster) mollis Perrier, 1885 c—Mortensen 1927a: 55;

Dytaster mollis (Perrier, 1885c) — $ A.H. Clark 1949: 372–373; $ A.M. Clark & Downey 1992: 55, pl. 16, figs. E–F; Dilman 2014: 26.

Type locality: Azores (38°38’00”N, 25°05’46”W) .

See: Perrier (1894); A.M. Clark & Downey (1992).

Occurrence: known only from the Azores.

Depth: 2,560–2,995 m (AZO) .

Habitat: soft mud.

Remarks: Dytaster mollis is known only from a few specimens, all less than 45 mm in length, collected by Talisman and Atlantis in the Azorean deep waters. A.M. Clark & Downey (1992) believed that this species might represent juveniles of another Dytaster species.